Discussions also
held on fate of
city workers
By KIM COTTON
Staff writer
PORT ST. LUCIE The
City Council last week
approved $59 million in
new road projects and dis-
cussed funding priorities
with the expected loss of
revenue due to the recent
property tax reforms.
Projects approved by the
council during a special
meeting held July 10,
included additional seg-
ments of the Crosstown
Parkway, interchanges at
Interstate 95 and Becker
Road and improvements
to the interchange at 1-95
and Gatlin Boulevard.
"This is a significant,
significant undertaking,"
said City Manager Don
Cooper.
The city has 18 major
road projects under way at
a cost of $250 million.

Offices

closing

at PSL

city hall

City needs
space; Harrell,
chamber
forced out

BY KIM COTTON
Staff writer
PORT ST. LUCIE In
an effort to provide
more room for staff,
Port St. Lucie officials
are asking two City Hall
tenets to move out.
The City Council
directed City Manger
Don Cooper to send let-
ters to state Representa-
tive Gayle Harrell and
the St. Lucie County
Chamber of Commerce,
asking them to move
out of their offices in
City Hall. The space is
needed fof staff, and it
saves the city money to
expand inside the cur-
rent building, rather
than building additions
to City Hall. '
- Rep. Harrell will
receive a 60-day notice,
while the Chamber of
Commerce gets three
months.
"I'm disappointed for
the constituents," Rep.
Harrell, R-Port St. Lucie,
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Some of the projects will
be funded by developers
per annexation agree-
ments, while the rest are
funded by bonds that are
repaid from taxes.
The Crosstown Parkway
is being funded by a voter-
approved $165 million
bond, which will be paid
back through property
taxes. Mr. Cooper indicat-
ed taxes might have to go
up to ensure the bond is
repaid.
"We have an obligation
to increase the millage to
pay the bond," Mr. Cooper
said.
The millage rate is a tax-
ing unit levied by munici-
palities that determines
how much tax money is
collected. Port St. Lucie
has one mill dedicated in
its taxes to repay the
Crosstown Parkway bond.
The state Legislature
recently passed property
tax legislation that
required Port St. Lucie to
roll back it budgets to 2006
levels and reduce its budg-

et an additional 9 percent-
age.
Voters will also have the
chance to change the
homestead exemption in
January, which would fur-
ther reduce the amount of
money flowing into city
coffers. The super-exemp-
tion would have a majority
of homeowners pay prop-
erty taxes on 25 percent of
the value of their homes.
Because of the recent
changes in property taxes
and the possibility of fur-
ther reductions, Mr. Coop-
er asked the council for
direction so he can begin
working with staff on the
2007-2008 fiscal year
budget, which begins Oct.
1. A main point Mr. Coop-
er wanted direction on is
the fate of city jobs.
"I believe we will get
through the next fiscal
year if we tighten our belts
and will not have to lay off
workers," Mr. Cooper said.
"If the constitutional
amendment (about the
super-exemptions) pass-

"I believe we will get through the next fiscal
year if we tighten our belts and will not have
to lay off workers."

better than a no-hour
week. It's hard to find
jobs right now."
Councilman Christo-
pher Cooper said he
wants to see more police
and code enforcement
officers added to the
city's payroll. He feels
that job cuts will hurt
Port St. Lucie.
"I don't think people
moved here to watch the
city go back to the 1980s,"
Councilman Cooper said.
"I don't want to see us
dismantle what we've
done over the last few
years."
The council will discuss
the budget further at
their bi-annual retreat,
scheduled for Aug. 9 and
10, at the Port St. Lucie
Community Center.

County

names

new fire

chief

BY MATT DONEGAN
Staff writer
Though his decades-
old dream of becoming
fire chief had just
become reality, Ron Par-
rish, with tears welled in
his eyes, could only cele-
brate with his family for
a short while July11.
Fifteen minutes after
the Board of Fire Com-
missioners named him
the new head of the St.
Lucie County Fire Dis-
trict following a set of
public interviews, Chief
Parrish was in a' meeting
discussing the proposed
$119 million budget.
A Fire District member
since 1985 and para-
medic for the last 24
years, he has experience
in just about every
aspect of the job.
"Having the responsi-
bilities in various divi-
sions of the Fire District
has given -me unique
insight to the challenges
and complexities associ-
ated with running a
multi-million dollar
organization," said Chief
Parrish, a recent gradu-
ate of the National Fire
Academy Executive Fire
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Don Cooper
City Manager, Port St. Luci
es, we will have a reduc-
tion in. the general rev-
enue. Then we will have to
look at this on a long-term
basis."
Vice Mayor Jack Kelly
said he supports a hiring
and wage freeze, as well as
cutting back hours
employees work.
"I think our concentra-
tion should be on saving
jobs," he said.
Council members said
they do not want to see
layoffs, since many resi-
dents are losing jobs in the
private sector.
"A lot of people are
unemployed right now,
and I would like to save
jobs, so we may need to
get creative," said Coun-
cilwoman Linda Bartz. "A
32-hour week may be

LENDING A HAND

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer
Richard Bott of Port St. Lucie was one of many volunteers to help transform the Port
St. Lucie home of Michael and Kim Ross during an 'Extreme Home Makeover' Satur-
day, July 14 in Port St. Lucie. Mr. Ross's family took in a nephew and two nieces after
a family tragedy earlier this year.

Teen shows strength

in face of adversity

Swimmer left
with stroke
after 'cracking'
her neck
BY KIM COTTON
Staff writer
PORT ST. LUCIE -
May 25 started out as a
normal day for Kim
Hooper.
She was making plans
for her 18th birthday
and hanging out with
her boyfriend. But by
the end of the day, Ms.
Hooper was in the

emergency room, suf-
fering from a stroke.
"Kim was getting
ready to go out with her
boyfriend and she was
complaining of having a
headache," said Terri
Hooper, Kim's mother.
"But those never kept
her down. The next
thing I know, we get a
call from her boyfriend
telling us they were at
the hospital."
Ms. Hooper was nau-
seous and lost feeling in
the left side of her body.
Doctors at St. Lucie
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Staff photo by Kim Cotton
Kim Hooper (right) plays with her older brother, Mark Jr., from her wheelchair. Ms.
Hooper suffered a stroke in May after she accidentally cut her carotid artery.

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are no longer required for
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because of a revision to the

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The changes, which went
into effect July 1, allow
noninstructional contrac-
tors, such as construction,
workers and vendors, to
bypass formerly mandato-
ry background screenings
provided that, while work-
ing, they remain under the
direct supervision of a
school district employee or
a contractor who has
passed a criminal history
check in the past five years.
Further, contractors are
now exempt from screen-
ing if they work at a site
where students are not
permitted provided the
site is separated from the
remainder of the school
grounds by. a six-foot
chain-link fence.
Prior to the passage of
these amendments to the
Jessica Lunsford Act,,
which was passed in 2005,

contractors who were per-
mitted access on school
grounds when students
were present were required
to undergo fingerprinting
and background screen-
ing.
This proved problematic
for some in the construc-
tion world, especially for
those of foreign descent.
"I don't think there's any
question that English is the
second language of the
majority of workers in the
trade today," said Don San-
tos, past president of the
Treasure Coast Builders
Association. "If you're ask-
ing them to get a back-
ground check, they're
probably, for a number of
reasons, not going to do
that. It makes it difficult for
builders or contractors to
bid on school contracts.
They were so concerned
that they had to go through
such an extensive process
that they were choosing
not'to bid on the schools. It
has a negative affect on the
district because it adds to
the project cost.
"This change was a com-
promise to 'that. It puts
child safety first and fore-
most, while not penalizing
the maintenance and con-
struction side," he said.
Though many nonin-
structional contractors will
now be exempt from the
screening, school districts
may still cross-reference
their names using the
Florida Department of Law
.Enforcement's sex offender
registry. "
Sexual offenders and
predators are not allowed
on school grounds. Con-
tractors convicted of ter-
rorism, murder, kidnap-
ping, sexual misconduct,
any offense related to
lewdness or indecent

exposure, incest and child
abuse or neglect likewise
are not permitted on
school grounds unless
they've received a full par-
don or had their civil rights
restored. If a contractor
convicted of any of these
crimes is found working on
school -grounds, they will
be charged with a third-
degree felony.
In a nutshell, SB 988
makes the process for con-
tractors who are trying to
work with school districts
less onerous, said St. Lucie
County School District
spokeswoman Janice
Karst.
"We've had so much
building and growth," she
said. "This streamlines the
process and enhances the
responsibility of the com-
pany doing business with
the district to monitor
their employees."

New IDs

Though SB 988 eases
background checks for
school contractors, the bill
creates tougher guidelines
for sex offenders when it
comes to identification.
During the month of his
or her drivers license re-
registration, sexual offend-
ers and predators must get
a new license with a
statute number marking
on the front showing that
they're a sex offender or
predator.
After Feb. 1, 2008, it will
be illegal for anyone desig-
nated as a sexual offender
or predator to have a dri-
ver's license or identifica-
tion card that doesn't have
the required marking.

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Workers finish the form work for the exterior wall at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies in Port St. Lucie. The
100,000-square-foot project is 10 percent complete.

Torrey Pines bio-medical center on

track for opening in January 2009

FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

Torrey Pines Institute
for Molecular Studies, the
state-of-the-art biomed-
ical center being built in
Port.St. Lucie,'is currently
ten percent complete.
The 100,000-square-
foot project is slated to be
finished January 2009.

FOR HOMETOWN NEWS
Local hospitals are experi-
encing high blood usage,
and if blood supplies are not
replenished, it could lead to
the postponement of critical
medical treatments, accord-
ing to Florida Blood Centers,
which is asking people
donate blood as soon as
possible at branch locations.

The original plan called
for the completion of the
first two floors, with
future opportunity for
development of the third
floor, but' a recent
authorization of the con-
struction of the facility's
third floor was approved.
The under-slab plumb-
ing, electrical and

Donors must be healthy,
weigh at least 110 potmds,
and be 16 or older.
The actual donation takes
less than 10 minutes,
and the entire process takes
30-45 minutes.
All donors will receive a
$10 gas card.
Visit www floridasblood-
centers.org or call (888)
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times.

mechanical work, and
approximately 50 percent
of the ground floor slab
have been completed.
Formation of the entire
building's exterior wall
panel system and
approximately 20 percent
of the exterior wall sys-
tem has been poured,
and is .-being prepared for

lifting to vertical posi-
tion.
The interior finish has
been agreed upon and is
in the finalization stage.
For ongoing updates
and information about
the project visit Torrey
Pines' Web site, www.Tqr-
reyPinesPSL.com.

Correction
In the Friday, July 6,
2007, edition of
Hometown News,
Ralph Giordano of
Giordano's Floral Cre-
ations was mistakenly
identified as Frank
Giordano in the arti-
cle titled "July 7 a
popular date with
local brides and busi-
nesses." Hometown
News regrets the
error.

WEEK IN

REVIEW

Water restrictions eased
The South Florida Water Management District
announced last week it is modifying the water restric-
tions for Port St. Lucie.
The city is now under a Modified Phase II restric-
tions, which keeps lawn watering limits at two days a
week, buit other conditions have been lifted.
Recent rains helped put a dent in the drought,
allowing officials with South Florida Water Manage-
ment to ease some of the restrictions.
Residents and businesses still must follow the two-
day-a-week watering scheduled, based on addresses.
Odd numbered addresses can water their lawns
between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Wednesdays and Satur-
days. Even numbered addresses can water between 4
a.m. and 8 a.m. on Thursdays and Sundays.
Although restrictions have been modified, officials
warn that residents should still conserve water.
"With conditions in the Lake Okeechobee Water-
shed so radically different from conditions along the
coast, the district is still in a severe regional water
shortage," said Eric Buermann, chairman of the South
Florida Water Management District board. "Even with
modified water restrictions in some areas, we must
still practice wise water use and conservation. Resi-
dents along the coast need to be prepared for the pos-
sibility that these modified restrictions may only rep-
resent a temporary reprieve. If water stages in Lake
Okeechobee and other water bodies do not climb to
acceptable levels by the end of the current wet season,
we may find ourselves in full Phase II or Phase III
restrictions again during the next dry season."
More information about the water restrictions can be
found at www.sfwmd.gov.
PSL man killed in West Palm Beach robbery
A Port St. Lucie man was shot and killed last week,
while dropping off a friend in West Palm Beach.
Errol Laguerre, 50, was killed July 8, when a 16-year-
old boy and another person robbed Mr. Laguerre and
his fiance of $40.
Kyle Hutchins, ofWest Palm ]Beach, was arrested and
charged with first-degree murder with a firearm and
armed robbery.
The other person involved in the robbery and shoot-
ing is still being sought by the West Palm Beach Police
Department.
Sheriff Mascara invites public
to Citizens Academy
To give members of the public a first-hand look at
the inner workings of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's
Office, St. .Lucie County Sheriff Mascara is inviting
people to sign up for the 11th Sheriff's Citizens Acade-
my, which runs from Aug. 8 through Oct. 3.
"This is a great opportunity to see how your Sheriff's
Office really works," said Sheriff Mascara.
Classes meet Wednesday nights. at 6:30 p.m. at the
Sheriff's Office on Midway Road. Two classes, the
firearms class and the law enforcement driving class,
take place on Saturday.
There are also classes on terrorism, homeland secu-
) See WEEK, A4

special investigations and
many other subjects.
Included in the program
are a tour of the courthouse,
the county jail, 911 facilities
and the crime lab. Students
will also ride with a deputy,
drive a patrol car and train

at the: firearms range. There
will be demonstrations by
the bomb team, K-9 unit, a
view of the helicopter and
one of the Sheriff's Office
marine unit boats.
Previous students have
ranged in age from 18 to 87.

Many students have
become Sheriff's Office vol-
unteers. Others have
become part-time or full-
time employees.
There is a one-time fee of
$2. Upon completion the
students receive a gradua-

tion ceremony/dinner and
a picture with the sheriff.
For more information,
contact Linda Smeykal at
(772) 462-3604,
Smeykall@stluciesheriff.co
rnm, or visit www.stluciesher-
iff.com.

Chief
From page A1
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leading program avail-
able to fire professionals.
Chief Parrish, 51, the
assistant chief since
2004, has served as inter-
im chief since Chief Jay
Sizemore retired in April.
The new chief even
once did a stint as the
district's interim clerk
treasurer, a position
which gave him the
budgeting experience
he'll use to help the
organization get through
the crunch being
brought on by property
tax reform.
"We're going to have to
look closer at how we
provide the service,"
Chief Parrish said. "But I
don't ever want to com-
promise the safety of the
citizens we protect.
That's our No. 1 job."
The district's ability to
accomplish that job'will
increase next year with
the addition of two new
fire stations in Port St.
Lucie, one in Tradition
and one at McCall Road
and Port St. Lucie Boule-
vard, along with 50 new
employees to staff them.
The new employees will
bring the total number in
the district to roughly
490.
With the project draw-
ings already. done, the
district is looking for
contractors to build the
project, said Chief Par-
rish, who played an intri-
cate part in the construc-
tion of the past five
county fire stations and
the district's new admin-
istrative complex on Mil-
ner Drive. The chief said
construction on the new
departments should start
by the beginning of the
fiscal year and be fin-
ished somewhere around
mid 2008.
"I think that will cover
us for a period of time,"
he said. "If there's more
growth, we're going to
have to deal with that."
Chief Parrish was
selected for the position
over Deputy Chief and
Fire Marshall Buddy
Emerson, a 14-year
member of the district
and Navy veteran, and
Deputy Chief Chris
Bushman, who has been
with the district since
1979, and now also
teaches fire science at
Indian River Community
College.
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So many rants...

After reading the Rants and Raves column in your July 6
issue, I found myself wanting to respond to so many of the
rants. So here it goes with the ones I decided to respond to.
First, regarding the Lennard Road extension. I cannot
believe that this town would put wild hogs, and whatever
else resides in the Savannah's, above the safety of its senior
citizens.
To turn Lennard Road into a virtual racetrack for Port St.
Lucie High School students and put our precious senior citi-
zens at risk is the worst idea I have ever heard. To refer to
them as "crying residents" is an insult.
Since the expansion in this town is to the west of U.S. 1,
why destroy a community to the east? I shudder to think
how many senior citizens will be mowed down by cars flying
down the road.
If the residents of the Savannah Club do not mind waiting
at the light at U.S. 1 and Savannah Club Road, why should
you care how long the backup is? I drive U.S. 1 all the time
and never get backed up by a red light. The light changes
with the same frequency as the other lights on U.S. 1. Not
everyone turning onto Savannah Club Road is going into the
Savannah Club. Many of those turning at the light are going
into the Hess station on the corner. The only way into the
Hess station from the southbound side of U.S. 1 is to make a
turn onto Savannah Club Road. So, blaming all the residents
of Savannah Club for the backup at the light is just plain silly.
Regarding the rant on house numbers not being posted
on houses, I wholeheartedly agree.
I deliver papers in the middle of the night, and you would
not believe how many houses do not display numbers on
either their house or their mailbox. This is a problem all
throughout Port St. Lucie.
For the person who wrote in about their inconsiderate
neighbor, I have one suggestion.
Call Code Enforcement. He will be cited for the all the
debris on his property and given a date on which they will
return to see if he has complied.
If he has not, he will be hauled into Code Enforcement
court and be given fines.
In response to the person who wrote, "Welcome immi-
grants as we have done in the past," I think you are missing
the point. No one objects to immigrants; this country was
built by immigrants. Even the pilgrims on the Mayflower
could be considered "immigrants." What people object to
are illegal immigrants.
When my grandparents and great-grandparents arrived
in this great country, they were required to enter the country
by way of Ellis Island. They were required to have a sponsor,
a friend, or a relative that would be willing to give them a
place to stay. They had to have a promise of a job. They will-
ingly became- United States citizens. They did not sneak
across the border and then claim that they were doing jobs
that Americans didn't want.
What illegal immigrants are doing is taking the jobs at a
less-than-living wage and working for cash.
Roofing and construction jobs are not unwanted by legal
citizens, but go past a construction site or a roofing job, and
you will not hear English being spoken.
The businesses that employ illegal immigrants are no bet-
ter. Rather than give a job to legal resident, immigrant or
natural bor, they prefer to pay cheap wages to illegals. If
there were no cheap wage jobs for illegals, there would not
be illegal immigrants,
So I say, one of the ways to combat illegal immigration is
to go after the businesses that employ them and fine them
heavily.
That will make it cheaper to hire a legal resident at a legal
wage than to pay heavy fines for employing illegal immi-
grants at cheap wages.
And this ends my response to these rants.

Dog deposits

This is about people who have animals.
I do love animals, but when you have people coTning
from three, and four blocks away to bring their dogs
across the street from where I live to do their business
and then walk off and leave it there, it presents a problem.

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I followed one gentleman who has two dogs, I believe
they are schnauzers. He came from McAllister Lane to
Montana Terrace to Hampshire Lane, directly across the
street from me, and had his dog "deposit." He then
walked off and left it. I approached him and told him that
there is a code that says that you must pick up after your
animals. He continued to walk on his way, with a "Yeah,
yeah."
I called the code people about it and was told that
there is nothing they can do about it unless I take a pic-
ture. OK. I followed the man home and then called code.
I don't know what to do after that. They claim they will do
something about it.
My problem here is that people with animals show so
much disrespect for other people's property, bringing
their animals blocks away to do their "business" in front
of your house. It doesn't make any sense.There is a code,
and you must carry a "pooper scooper" bag. People just
don't care about that, I guess. It is a dilemma I am left
with. It's not just one person; it is about four or five. It is a
vacant lot, and they do it on the swale. I guess they think
it is OK.
There was a sign saying that there is a code, and they
disregarded that. In fact, they tore it down and threw it
away. I parked my vehicle on the property with signs on
it. That didn't seem to help, either.
The only thing that seemed to help was when I went
across the street and scooped the dog deposits onto the
road.
Perhaps when they walk, they step in it and get the idea
of what happens when somebody steps in it and brings it
into my house.

The water is flowing

My comment is for the poor people that got fined
for watering their lawns in Port St. Lucie. They should
go down to Elrose St., in Sandpiper. The city has had a
leak there for nine days now. People have called this
problem in, but nothing has been done. They have
not touched this in nine days. Nine days of water
flowing, and they don't get fined. This is really a
shame for those people who got ticketed.

Watch the school board

I urge parents to stay alert and keep vigilant about
what the St. Lucie School Board teaches our children
kindergarten through 12 about sex with their new all
inclusive sex education curriculum.
I find the books that the Fort Lauderdale commission-
ers have just ruled to allow in the Fort Lauderdale public
school system horrible. Some of the titles about the
homosexual lifestyle are extremely shocking. Will our
local school officials shove similar ideas into our chil-
dren's minds?
We have many liberals serving the public trust in our
area on the east Treasure Coast. Just what do we allow
them to teach our kids? Will it be how to put condoms on
cucumbers?

Congratulations, school board

I would like to congratulate the school board and all of
the planners who had a hand in the school location in
the county.

With the addition of Fort Pierce Central on 25th Street,
we will now have six school zones on the second most
traveled north/south thoroughfare in the county.
Good job.

Police officers and lifeguards are needed

I recently went to a St. Lucie Mets game, and there were
approximately 3,500 people at this game. There had to be at)
least ten police officers patrolling in and about the stadium.
On Memorial Day, I was at J. C. Park, on Southbeach in
Hutchinson Island, and there had to be 5,000 people there
and no police officers.
There was not one police officer, no lifeguards, with at
least 500 to 800 kids in the water.
What is the city of Fort Pierce thinking? Why was there no
police office stationed there with a crowd like that?
They are very lucky something didn't happen there. If
something had happened, it would have been totally out of
control for the small-time police department to handle.'
While I am at it, I'd like to say something about Jetty Park.
We are going to invest a lot of money in Jetty Park. We just
put all of that fresh sand there. Do you realize that this is
another park that has no lifeguards? We are trying to lure
families there, even with the downtown trolley having a stop
there, and we don't have a lifeguard there.
I don't understand the city commissioners. Obviously they
do not go to the beach. They talk about the beach, but they
must not actually ever go to the beach. They must not have
any children that play in the surf. I guess they think they
don't heed a lifeguard there.

Taken again

When Waste Pro was seeking the contract for Port. St.
Lucie, I distinctly remember the mayor saying that using
the tax bill collection method would enable the citizens
to save money because the cost would be reduced to
approximately $17 a month.
This, collected annually, would come to $204.
Where did $246.73 come from?
It looks like another shafting for the gullible taxpayer.

We need a cure for Mt. Trashmore

This is in regard to the huge and growing Mt. Trashmore in
St. Lucie County.
There is lots of serious money being spent on the serious-
ness of the impact of the method of melting everything with
intense heat. That can't be good for people who live here, or
anything else that lives here.
Why don't they consider the very simple solution that
every other state and city has used to resolve this problem?
Recycle, recycle, recycle. It's a very good small business, with
a tax base, and employees.
I can't recycle my microwave, computer, cell phone, and
lots of other totally broken electronic equipment. I called the
trash collection company, and I was told to put it out on the
curb. They said it would be taken to the dump with the trash.

Amazing.

Where are the flags?

My rave is for the U.S. troops and all that they are
doing.
) See RANTS & RAVES, A7

Letters

Protect our youth

We need more help for our youth to save them from
those that forget them.
We need to stand up for our young people, and give
them the wisdom to know right from wrong.
We need to win back our youth from those that want to
arm them.
Believe me, they are worth saving, and we must never

let our youth down.
We must help all races, creeds, and colors get thehelp
that they need.
We must teach them that someone cares..*
We need them to learn that peace is golden.
Hard times can be rough, but determination with wis-
dom will prevail.
We must stand up for what is right, and never weaken
under any pressure.

If we keep a strong morale, a strong America will let
freedom ring.
We must stand up to those that target; and try to intim-
idate, our youth.
We must take care of our youth. We don't want them in
jails and mental hospitals across the nation.

Rants & Raves
From page A6
My rant is that I can't buy a U.S. flag anywhere any-
more. Not the stickers, or the things to put on your car,
etc. Mine wore out, and I have been looking all over the
place for a replacement. I don't understand why no mer-
chants anywhere seem to sell placards, sticker, or flags.
I'm hoping that if 1 say something, some merchant will
begin to stock these items. I would like to continue to
show my support.

How about a postal address

I, and I am sure many, many others, feel discriminated
against because we don't have access to e-mail, fax
machines, or computers to write to or connect with com-
panies, contests, etc.
We do have telephones, and we can write letters, if we
have an address.
Many times, the only address given is an. e-mail
address.

House numbers should be posted

In the Rants and Raves, I read an article that said that
house numbers need to be posted.
I want to agree with the person who put that in. I put an
article in myself about house numbers being posted.
It is very important that these numbers are visible now
that we are coming into hurricane season, and for what-
ever might happen. It is very important for this to be
done so that emergency vehicles, rescuers, police offi-
cers, and so forth can find the houses.
I haven't seen any improvement. Something needs to
be done.

Immigration bill

I also thank God that the immigration bill was defeat-
ed.
One pet peeve that most of us have is them not paying
taxes, expecting free health care, dental care, etc. Then
you go to the store, and they pull out hundred dollar bills
and buy much finer things that I will never afford to have.
We have never been in another country where you
could press 1 to get your own language on the telephone.
As many people have said in the Rants, "You are in the
United States of America where we speak English."
At least have the decency to speak to us in our lan-
guage, as you are robbing us of all these services that we
as Americans can surely use.
Not happy? Go home!

Keep him behind bars

I am a concerned citizen, and I read the article about
the father fighting to keep his daughter's killers behind
bars.
I want to say that I have both written and called the
Parole Commission to keep this animal locked up.
I urge all of the readers of the Hometown News to do
the same.
,I also want to add that the killers DOC No. is 070680.
That is important to include in your letter when you
write to keep this man behind bars.
The commission's address is 2601 Blairstone Road,
Bldg. C, Tallahassee, FL 32399-6563.

No response received

I called Sen. Ken Pruitt, and Sen. Gail Harrell about the

gouging we have been being subjected to ever since the
hurricanes.
I want Code Enforcement to handle it.
No one seems to respond. I haven't gotten a response
from either of them.
I have been calling and calling. I am told that they will
be given the message, but no one responds.
How do I get someone to respond to a citizens phone
calls?

Vehicle 'decorations' are questionable

I am appalled by individuals who dangle artificial male
genitalia from the rear of their vehicles (usually trucks).
It didn't really bother me that much; I thought to each
his own, until I saw a more realistic set.
They were extremely large and flesh colored with pubic
hair.
Where has human decency gone? What message is that
sending our children?
I feel tempted to sharpen a pair of wire cutters and cas-
trate a few cars and trucks! Guess it's time for me to "to
get 'er done."

I do disapprove of illegals

This is in response to the person who says we shouldn't
be against illegal immigrants.
OK, so when one of the illegals drives without either a
license or insurance and hits you and seriously injures
you or kills someone you love, do you still tell us that we
should not stop wanting them in our country?
Or what about when an illegal can sue for American
civil rights when they get fired from a job?
How about when an illegal takes all the available jobs
and collects our social security?
I'm not sorry I feel that all illegals should be deported.
They heed to apply to stay here legally.
It really irks me when I'm speaking English, and some-
one tells me that I have to speak more clearly so they can
understand me. Hello? Where are we? I don't think so!
They need to learn to speak English so I can understand
them!
What also gets me is how when the illegals are here
they have the nerve to complain about America and are
disrespectful to Americans.
Why are they here then?
To take advantage of us Americans and our screwed up
government system who coddles you?
I agree with the other ranter; get out of our country.
I have family who came here from other countries, and
they did it legally, and they were so proud to become a
citizen, legally.
What ever happened to the pride of becoming an
American citizen?

A way to recoup taxes

Why isn't the state of Florida considering mandatory
licensing for boaters as a way to recoup some tax rev-
enues?
If we need a license to drive a car, motorcycle, semi
tractor-trailers, not to mention fishing licenses, etc., why
should boaters be exempt?
Also mandatory training in operation and safety might
be in the best interest of all boaters, given the accidents
that occur on the water, again increased revenue.
One can't drive a car without training of some sort.

Flip-flops are dangerous

Regarding the wearing of flip-flops for uses other than
for their intended purpose such as going to the beach, or on
short excursions to the mailbox, or the like, I agree with the
writer that they are dangerous to wear.

I am somewhat younger, 39, and so my concern is for the
children.
Apparently, some mothers don't realize, or don't care, that
in order to prevent injuries, a developing child needs to wear
shoes that are stable.
That means that the foot is entirely covered and without
high heels. Yes, they manufacture shoes, even sandals, with
heels for children as young as two. Yes, you read that correct-
ly, age of 2.
Corporations manufacture unsafe shoes for extremely
young children, and worse yet, mothers buy them.
I would like to hear from mothers who enable a child
younger than 14 to wear unsafe shoes.
I want to know what your mentality and/or common
sense is, or do you have any?

Are the Japanese planning an invasion?

A few weeks ago on the evening news I heard two different
newscasts stating ... Japan's government has recently issued
a new law that says for all of its citizens who are married cou-
ples and have at least two children now if they will have a
third child and a fourth child within five years, they will get
$4,000 each for each of the two additional children. Then
within that same five-year period, if they agree to have an
additional two children, they will get $40,000 each for those
two additional children. That's $88,000 within a five-year
period.
Japan is such a small, crowded nation. Their homes are
crowded, one on top of another.
What is the government thinking that they would give that
much money to have that much population in 15 to 20 years
to reach adulthood.
Maybe they are planning another Pearl Harbor sneak
attack someplace?
Or, maybe they're planning (to) infiltrate another body of
land, such as the United States or Australia.
Editor's note: ABC News reported on the Japanese govern-
ment putting pressure on businesses to boost the birthrate in
the country. Instead of a law, Japanese businesses, such as the
telecom company Softbank, electronics giant Matsushita and
Bandai, the maker of Power Rangers, would give bonuses to
its employees who had more children. The amount of money
varies from company to company.
According to www.allbusiness.com, '"Japan has one of the
lowest birthrates in the world with only 1.38 children per
Japanese woman. Demographers estimate that the current
population of126 million will drop to 105 million by2050."
However, baby bonuses are becoming more common, espe-
cially in Europe.
Spain, Scandinavia and France are among the countries
offering monetary incentives to raise the birthrates
(www.gulfnews.com).

Who are the winners in this war?

,In the time of war, there are few winners but many los-
ers. When the war ends, there is a winner.
Says (Sen.) Harry (Reid), "We've lost this (Iraq) war."
He's probably right, and if so, who is the winner? Radi-
cal Islamics, liberal Democrats, or was it a team effort?
Clearly these are the two (who) will win because the
American military, as good as (it is), can't fight both.
So let's get this straight. If America wins this war, then
the Democrats lose in 2008?
They're more interested in power than seeing us win
the war.
As far as I'm concerned, they are traitors.

Ignore the neighbors, no to building arenas

I am responding to two rants in the July 6 Rants & Raves.
First, the ranter with the inconsiderate new neighbor.
I see two options.
0 See RANTS & RAVES, A13

In many ways, plan-
ning for non-tradi-
tional families is
much more problematic
than for traditional
families. The tax system
is geared toward tradi-
tional families and many
things that are simply
taken for granted with
traditional families can
become major issues
with non-traditional
families.
Usually, non-traditional
families get the short end
of the stick when it
comes to tax planning.
For example, there is no
gift or estate tax marital
deduction available for
non-traditional families,
whereas spouses can give
or leave each other an
unlimited amount
without facing tax.
Further, retirement
plans such as 401(k) s
that are made payable to
a non-spouse beneficiary
do not qualify for a
spousal rollover.
The term "rollover" can
be confusing because it
is used in two very
different situations.
First, after your death, a
spouse can "rollover"
your IRA or retirement
plan assets into his or
her own IRA. Essentially,
the retirement assets
become as though the
spouse had contributed
the assets himself or
herself.
For example, while
other beneficiaries must
start taking minimum
required distributions
shortly after the plan
owner's death, the
spouse can wait to take
distributions until after
reaching age 70. Only a
spouse can do this type

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Estate Planning

of rollover.
There is also another
type of rollover: from one
plan to another plan.
For example, after
termination of your
employment, with most
plans you can "rollover"
your employer retire-
ment account, such as
your 401(k), into an IRA.
This is sometimes called
a "rollout."
A surviving spouse this
year can do this type of
rollover as well. Begin-
ning this year, non-
spouse beneficiaries can
also rollover retirement
assets to an IRA.
While the distinction
between different types
of retirement plans often
seems meaningless, after
death it can make a big.
difference. As a result,
the ability to rollover
assets from an employer
plan to an IRA can be
quite important.
Many employer plans
require that all funds be
distributed within a few
years of the employee's
death. This allows the
employer's plan to keep
its administration costs
lower.
However, this would

not allow anyone but a
very old beneficiary to
stretch out retirement
plan distributions for
their life expectancy.
Now, thanks to the
Pension Protection Act of
2006, beginning this year,
'any beneficiary, not just
a spouse, can force the
employer's plan to roll
the money to an IRA in
the name of the dece-
dent.
From there, the benefi-
ciary can take the distri-
butions over his or her
life expectancy.
This new "non-spousal
rollover" does not allow a
non-spousal beneficiary
to roll the assets into his
or her own account.
However, it does allow
them to move them to an
IRA where they can
stretch out distributions.
This change helps non-
traditional families take
advantage of the income
tax-deferral benefits of
retirement benefits.
Whatever your family's
situation, a qualified
estate planning and
retirement benefits
planning attorney can
help you plan for the
future and walk you
through the process
when the time comes.
Robert]. Kulas is a
member of the American
Academy of Estate Plan-
ningAttorneys and the
National Academy of
Elder Law Attorneys. He
has been engaged in the
practice of law in Florida
for the last 23 years. For
more information or to
attend an upcoming
seminar, call (772) 398-
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Deaths

John M. Jones

John M. Jones, 69, of Port
St. Lucie, died July 4, 2007,
at his residence in Port St.
Lucie.
He was born in England
and was a resident of Port
St. Lucie for four years,
coming from Lakewood,
N.J. and Bermuda.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, John and Lil-
lian (Barnes) Jones.
He is survived by his wife
of 21 years, Ina L. (Mill-
ward) Jones; two daughters,
Karen Lisa Saunders of
Jackson, N.J., and Jamie
Babette Banta of Fords,
N.J.; two sons, John Ty
Jones of Bermuda, and
Steven Gary Thurmond of
Navato, Calif.; and four
grandchildren.
Memorials can be made
to Treasure Coast Hospices
1201 S.E. Indian Street, Stu-
art, FL 34997
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory, 1010
N.W. Federal Highway, Stu-
art.

Aren A. Brown

Aren A. Brown, 56, of Port
St. Lucie, died July 3, 2007,
at her home in Port St.
Lucie.
She was born in Buffalo,
N.Y, and had been a resi-
dent of Port St. Lucie for the
past 16 years, coming from
' Jupiter.
She was employed with
Walgreens in Port St. Lucie
for 16 years.
Survivors include her
husband, Thomas Brown of
Port St. Lucie; two daugh-
ters, Sheryl Peloquin of Ft.
Meyers, arid Robyn Brown
of Fredericksburg, Va.; par-
ents, Allen and Judy Freed-
man of Jupiter; a brother,
Harry Freedman ofWelling-
ton, and four grandchil-
dren.
Aycock Funeral Home,
Port St. Lucie, was in charge
of arrangements.

Norma Yvonne
McDuffie

Norma Yvonne NMcDLffie,
'63, of Port St. Lucie, died
July 1, 2007, at St. Lucie
Medical Center, in Port St.
Lucie.
She was born in Jamaica,
and had been a resident of
Port St. Lucie for 26 years,
coming from Brooklyn, N.Y.
Before retiring she was a
nurse.
She was a member of
Faith Congregational
Church, in Port St. Lucie.
She is survived by a
daughter, Patricia Purcell;
sisters, Dulce Haughton
and Joan Wiggins; and one
grandson, all of Brooklyn,
N.Y.
An online registry is

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available to sign and
leave notes of condolence
at www.byrdyoungand-
prill.com.

Louis F. Mahoney

Louis E Mahoney, of Port
St. Lucie, died July 6, 2007,
at St. Lucie Medical Center
in Port St. Lucie.
He was born in Chicago,
and was a resident of the
Treasure Coast for eight
years, coming from
Burlington, Wis.
He served in the U.S.
Army.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Louis and
Lenore (Dignam) Mahoney.
He is survived by his wife
of 45 years, Ann (Marshall)
Mahoney; three daughters,
Liz Mahoney of Stuart,
Molly Andrews of Cocoa
Beach, and Morgan Murray
of Port St. Lucie; two sons,
Louis Mahoney III of
Hanover Park, Ill., and
Matthew Mahoney of Twin
Lakes, Wis.; a sister, Bette
Robinson of Avon, Conn.;
and five grandchildren.
Memorials can be made to
Treasure Coast Hospices
1201 S.E. Indian Street Stu-
art, FL 34997 or Autism
Speaks at
http://www.autisms-
peaks.org/donate/index.p
hp
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory, 1010
N.W Federal Highway, Stu-
art.

Alex Uhimchuk

Home & Crematoiy, 1010
N. W. Federal Highway, Stu-
art.

Jacques Antoine
Etienne

Jacques Antoine Etienne,
75, of Port St. Lucie, died July
4, 2007, at St. Lucie Medical
Center.
He was born in Haiti, and
had been a resident of Port
St. Lucie for three years,
coming from the Bronx, N.Y.
Before retiring he had been
an administrator of the radi-
ology department of Monte-
fiore Hospital, Bronx, N.Y.
He attended Holy Family
Catholic Church, in Port St.
Lucie.
He is survived by his wife
of 42 years, Edith Etienne of
Port St. Lucie; two sons, Sid-
ney Etienne of Ridgefield
Park, N.J., and Christopher
Etienne of Freeport, N.Y.;
two sisters, Edemee Etienne
of Haiti and Angelique
Pierre-Louis of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; three brothers,
Emmanuel Etienne of
Brooklyn, N.Y., Emile Eti-
enne and Luc Etienne, both
of Haiti; and one grandchild.
Contributions may be
made to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN
39105 or by calling (800) 822-
6344 or at www.stjude.org.
An online registry is avail-
able to sign and leave notes
of condolence atwww.byrdy-
oungandprill.com.

Phylis Christine
Toledo

St. Lucie and Erick Toledo
of Deltona; two sisters,
Marie
Binkowski of West Palm
Beach, and Rita Giordano
of Port St. Lucie; five broth-
ers, Carmine Talerico of
West Palm Beach, Pasquale
Talerico of Palm Beach Gar-
dens, Joseph Talerico of
West Palm Beach, Robert
Talerico of North Hutchin-
son Island, and Edward
Talerico of West Palm
Beach; and one grandson.
Contributions may be
made to Treasure Coast
Hospices, 10360 S. Federal
Highway, Port St. Lucie, FL
34952, by calling (772) 335-
7862 or at www.tchos-
pices.org.

Jean O'Donnell
DeBickero, 72, of Port St.
Lucie, died June 20, 2007, at
St. Lucie Medical Center, in
Port St. Lucie.
She was born in Chicago,
and lived in Port St. Lucie
for fourteen years, coming
from Hoffman Estates, Ill.
She was of the Catholic
faith and a member of St.
Lucie Catholic Church in
Port St. Lucie.
Survivors include her sis-
ter, Mary O'Donnell Welch
of Port St. Lucie; nine
cousins, Bernard and Alice
O'Donnell II, Jimmy and
Beth O'Donnell, James
DeBickero, Donald
DeBickero, Patty Garaputa,
Michelle Williams, Marilyn
O'Donnell McGuire; and
two godchildren, Kathy
O'Donnell Kurtzweil and
Bernard O'Donnell III.
Arrangements were under
the direction of the Byrd,
Young and Prill Port St.
Lucie Funeral Home.

I See DEATHS, A10

Alex Uhimchuk, 86, of
Port St. Lucie, died July 6, Phylis Christine Toledo,
2007, at his residence in 62, of Port St. Lucie died
Port St. Lucie. July 6, 2007, at the Treasure
He was born in the Hospices, Harbor House,
Ukraine and was a resident Stuart.
of Port St. Lucie for 27 She was born in Utica,
years, coming from N.Y, and had been a resi-
Rochester, N.Y. dent of Port St. Lucie for 17
He is survived by his wife years, coming from South
of 62 years, Antoniina Hero, Vt.
Uhimchuk; a daughter, She was a member of St.
Olga Uhimchuk of Port St. Lucie Catholic Church, in
Lucie; and a son, George Port St. Lucie.
Uhimchuk of Greenville, She is survived by her
S.C. husband of 37 years, Victor
Arrangements were han- Toledo of Port St. Lucie; two
died by All County, Funeial ,.sons JustinaToledo of PoGit

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Dorothy E Monteagudo
94, of Port St. Lucie, died
June 23, 2007, at Lillian
Dyce Adult Family Care in
Port St. Lucie.
, She was born in Freeland,
Pa., and had been a resident
of Port St. Lucie since 1986,
coming from Miami.

She was a registered nurse
in Brooklyn, N.Y. for many
years.
She was of the Baptist
faith.
She is survived by her
husband, Jose Monteagudo
of Port St. Lucie; a sister-in-
law; and several nieces.
Entombment was in Hill-
crest Memorial Gardens, Fort
Pierce.

Angel M., Morales

Angel M. Morales, 86, died
July 8, 2007.

He was born in Puerto Rico
and had been a resident of
Port St. Lucie since 1984,
coming from IHlaverstraw,
N.Y.
He retired from World Wide
Volkswagen after 25 years.
Hle was a member of the
United Auto Workers.
He I is survived by his wife,
Amelia Morales of Port St
Lucie; a son, Gilbert Roman
of Brooklyn, N.Y; a brother,
Islander Morales of Bronx,
N.Y.; four sisters, Lydia, Belin,
Ana and Iris; and two grand-
sons.
Aycock Funeral Home, Port
St Lucie, was in charge of
arrangements.

Lois E. Jenney

Lois E. Jenney, 86, of Port
St. Lucie, died July 9, 2007,
at her residence in Port St.
Lucie.
She was born in Dedham,
Mass., and was a resident of
Port St. Lucie for two years,
coming from Lake Worth.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
William and Anna
Edmands; and her loving
husband of 62 years, Earle
Jenney.
She is survived by a
daughter, Pamela Walsh-
Winans of Port St. Lucie; a
son, Russell Jenney of Enid,
Okla., and six grandchil-
dren.
Memorial contributions
may be made to 'First Con-
gregational Church, 2401

S.E. Sidonia St., Port St.
Lucie, FL 34953.
Arrangements were being
handled by All County
Funeral Home & Crematory,
Stuart.

George E. Oliver Jr.

George E. Oliver Jr., 78,
of Port St. Lucie, died July
9, 2007, died, at his home.
He was born in Wash-
ington, D.C., and moved
to Port St. Lucie 16 years
ago, coming from North
Brunswick, N.J
He served with.the U.S.
Navy during World War II,
and was a member of the
PGA Country Club.
He was preceded in
death by his first wife,
Margaret Oliver.
He is survived by his
wife, Janet Oliver of Port
St. Lucie; two daughters,
Brenda Maehr of Somer-
set, N.J., and Bonnie
Franzblau, of Manalapan,
N.J.; two sisters, Virginia
Christian of Chula Vista,
Calif., and Marion Wind
of Virginia Beach, Va.; a
brother, Eddie Oliver of
Port St. Lucie; and seven
grandchildren.
Burial will take place at
Van Liew Cemetery in
North Brunswick N.J.
Local arrangements
were handled by Yates
Funeral Home Chapel in
Port St. Lucie.

Rodger L. Smith, 46, of
Port St. Lucie, died July 12,
2007, at St. Lucie Medical
Center in Port St. Lucie.
He was born in Ft. Laud-
erdale, and was a resident
of Port St. Lucie for five
years, coming from Bran-
ford, Conn.
He was a member of Elks
and the American Legion.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Robert Smith.
He is survived by his
mother, Claire Smith of Port
St. Lucie; a sister, Kim
Kapaldo of McKees Rocks,
Pa., and two brothers,
Robert Smith Jr. of Gilford,
Conn., and Thomas Smith
of Clinton, Conn.
Services will be held at a
later date.
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory, Stuart.

Norma G.
Hohenwarter

Norma G. Hohenwarter,
86, of Port St. Lucie, died
July 10, 2007, at her resi-
dence in Port St. Lucie.
She was born in Harris-
burg, Pa., and was a resi-
dent of Port St. Lucie for
20 years, coming from
Enola, Pa.
'She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Saumuel and Florence
Gibney.
She is survived by her
daughter, Michele
(Hohenwarter) Gojkovich
of Port St. Lucie; and a
brother, Richard Gibney
of Harrisburg, Pa.
Services will be held
privately.
Memorials can be made
to Treasure Coast Hos-
pices 1201 S.E. Indian St.,
Stuart, FL 34997.
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funer-
al Home & Crematory,
Stuart.

Thomas P. Hughes

Thomas P Hughes, 84, of
Port St. Lucie, died July 9,
2007, at St. Lucie Medical
Center, in Port St. Lucie.
He was born in Franklin
County, Ala., and had been
a resident of Port St. Lucie
for the past 10 years, com-
ing from Okeechobee.
Prior to retirement he was
employed with Road Mas-
ter Cleveland Welding in
Cleveland, Ohio.
He was a member of Lib-
erty Baptist Church.
He is survived by two
sons, Dennis Hughes of
Hollywood, Fla., and
Thomas Hughes. of Wasilla,
Alaska; a daughter, Dorine
Lavesseur of Milford,

Conn.; a sister, Elizabeth
Easter of Calif., and four
brothers, Edgar and Vossie
Hughes, both of Ala., and
Billy and Charles Hughes,
both of Ohio; eight grand-
children; and three great
grandchildren,
Funeral arrangements
were handled by Aycock
Funeral Home, Port St.
Lucie.
Memories and condo-
lences are welcome at
www.mem.com.

Joan V. Geary

Joan V Geary, 72,, of Port
St. Lucie, died Wednesday,
July 11, 2007, at her home
in Port St. Lucie.
She was born in Salem,
Mass., and had been a resi-
dent of Port St. Lucie for the
past eight years, coming
from Fort Lauderdale.
Prior to retirement, she
was a title clerk for Esser-
man Nissan in Miami.
She was preceded in
death by a son, Mark Geary.
She is survived by two
sons, Michael Geary of
Charlotte, N.C.; and Ronald
Geary of Fountain Valley,
Calif.; two daughters,
Cheryl Geary of Port St.
Lucie, and Lisa Bachanov of
Vero Beach; three sisters,
Irene of Boise, Idaho,
Pauline of Las Vegas, and
Dorothy Demaree of Foun-
tain Valley, Calif., seven
grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Aycock Funeral Home,
Port St. Lucie, was in charge
of arrangements,

Ruth Bright Brown

Ruth Bright Brown, 86, of
Fort Pierce, died July 12,
2007, at Lawnwood Regional
Medical Center in Fort
Pierce.
She was born in New Hill,
N.C., and moved to Fort
Pierce in 1943.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Rue
Lane Brown, Sr.; her par-
ents; two sisters, Doris Sey-
mour and Rachel White; a
brother, John Harry Bright
Jr.; niece, Anne Seymour;
and nephew, Michael S.
McCarty.
She is survived by her son,
Rue Lane Brown, Jr., and his
wife, Barbara; three daugh-
ters, Faye Brown McCulley
and her husband, Boo,
Nancy Brown Dalton, and
Ruth Brown McKinney; six
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren,
Burial was at Riverview
Memorial Park.
Contributions may be
made to Covenant Reformed
Presbyterian Church, 601Cit-
rus. Ave., Fort Pierce, FL
34950.

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Hello, smart shop-
pers. In the June 29
column, the recipe
for the flag cake had a
misprint. For the topping,
2 to 4 cups whipped
topping may be used.
In the cream filling, the
whole cup not half a cup of
topping must be used.
It's summertime and
breakfast and lunch ideas
are bordering on monoto-
ny.
Have fun with your kids.
Try some of my ideas and
let them help. They will
feel so special and will eat
what they make.
Good sandwich ideas
such as peanut butter and
fruit spread, not jelly, on
whole wheat bread have
proven to be a nutritious
lunch.
Cut down on your child's
sugar intake. Turkey, roast
beef, boiled ham, tuna and
egg salad made with a light
mayonnaise (try Hellman's
light) are good choices.
If yours don't like
sandwiches, yogurt (avoid
the fruit on the bottom;
too much added sugar),
string cheese, cut up fresh
fruits such as melons,
strawberries, blueberries,
etc., served with salt-free
pretzel sticks to spear the
fruit (how grown-up can
you get)? They're delicious
dipped in yogurt.
Try baby carrots, dried
fruits, nuts, gelatin,
bananas and low-fat
regular or chocolate milk.
Another neat idea is
"ants on a stick."
Let them stuff a celery
stalk with peanut butter
topped with raisins or low-
fat cream cheese topped
with sliced olives.
English muffin pizza is a
great lunch. Spread
tomato sauce on a toasted
muffin, top with oregano,
cheese and any vegetable
they choose. Heat in the
oven.
Try my recipes and make
some play clay. You'll have
fuin as well. None of these
recipes are in my cook-
book. Remember, they're
only young once.

Until next week...
Words to live by: Hating
someone is like taking a
poison and wishing they
would die.

BANANA SURPRISE

My daughter, Kim, came
up with this one.
Toast an English muffin,
preferably whole grain.
Spread halves lightly with
peanut butter, sprinkle
with wheat germ, drizzle
with honey and top with
sliced bananas.
You can make faces with
raisins or any other fruit.

CHEESE SURPRISE

Toast 2 slices of bread.
Top with cheese slices and
sliced tomatoes if you
choose. Place under the
broiler and broil until
cheese is bubbly. Serve cut
up with a little mustard for
dipping.

SOFTBOILEID EGGS
WITH 'CHIPPIES'

Soft boiled (cooked)
eggs served with 'chippies'
were my favorite as a kid.
Come to think of it, they
still are.
Place eggs in small pan,
cover with cold water and
sprinkle in some salt (it
helps prevent eggs from
cracking). When water
boils, lower heat and cook
for 3 minutes.
Remove eggs from pan,
run under cold water to
stop the cooking.
To serve, rap the center
of the egg with a dull knife
and scoop egg into a small
dessert dish.
Add a little butter or
butter substitute and, for
an adult, salt and pepper.
Butter a slice of untoast-
ed bread and break little
pieces of bread into the
eggs (chippies).
Yum! You can also use an
eggcup and eat the egg
directly from the shell.
Not as much fun; no
chippies!

ARLENE BORG
Grammy Guru

BUNNY IN THE HOLE

1 slice bread
l egg
Canola oil or cooking
spray

Cut a hole in the center
of the bread with a glass.
Film skillet with oil. Break
egg into the "hole." Cook
until set. Turn and cook
the other side. Serve with
the bread round to dip in
the yolk.

Mix all ingredients in a
saucepan, cook over
medium heat stirring
constantly. When mixture
is the consistency of moist
mashed potatoes, turn out
onto a plate and cover
with a damp cloth.
Use as is, or tint with
food coloring.
Store leftover clay in the

Offices
From page A1

said. "I've enjoyed being at
City Hall. It's very conven-
ient."
Rep. Harrell said having
her local office in City
Hall allowed residents to
"one-stop shop" for serv-
ices. Residents who come
to the building to pay
their utility bill or speak
with the council could
then go to her office with
state concerns.
"It's.a shame we won't
be as convenient," Rep.
Harrell said.
The St. Lucie County
Chamber of Commerce
has had a presence at
City Hall for the last year.
It is manned by volun-
teers, who provide resi-
dents with information
about the community.
Linda Cox, executive
director of the Chamber
of Commerce, said the
City Hall location was
ideal.
"We don't have a lot of
traffic at our main office
(in St. Lucie West)," Mrs.
Cox said. -
She added that she will
miss the 20 volunteers
that man the chamber's
office at City Hall.
"They've done a phe-
nomenal job," Mrs. Cox

said. "I feel sad for them
because they love what
they do, and I hope that
they will continue to vol-
unteer at City Hall."
Mrs. Cox added that the
chamber plans to keep
an informational board
at City Hall, so residents
can still get the informa-
tion they need.
Rep. Harrell said she is.
now looking for a new
office and is looking at
space in the chamber's
new main office in St.
Lucie West.
"We have space in our
office (in St. Lucie West)
and we're looking for
someone, maybe a non-
profit, to fill it," Mrs. Cox
said. "But it is smaller
than Rep. Harrell's cur-
rent space."
The St. Lucie County
Chamber of Commerce's
main office is located at
1850 S.W. Fountainview
Blvd., Suite 201, in St.
Lucie West.
For more information,
call (772) 340-1333.
Rep. Gayle Harrell can
be contacted at (772) 873-
6500.

Everyone knows that
rubies are the highest
valued precious red
gem. One reason is that
they have gone hand in
hand with love and pas-
sion for thousands of
years.
Rubies claim this popu-
larity for many reasons.
They are extremely
durable having a hard-
ness of 9 on the hard-
ness scale (diamond is
a 10). they are also
extremely rare. A superi-
or gem quality blood red
rubie often times fetch
higher prices than dia-
monds.
another interesting thing
about rubies is that they
are the same basic
material as a sapphire.
Many people are not
aware that rubies come
n all the colors of the
rainbow, in fact a sap-
phire is the same com-
position as a ruby, they
are both corundum!
Another thing nice about
ruby is that it is also
makes a fabulous gem-
stone for a man's ring.
It's color is attractive but
ruby's durability is
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little romance in your
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refrigerator in an airtight
container.
For ornaments: Roll to
1/4-inch thickness on
waxed paper. Cut with
cookie cutters or your own
designs. Sketch patterns or
accents into the ornament
with a paper clip and
insert a loop of colored
cord or pipe cleaner into
one edge for hanging.
Let dry overnight or heat
in 350-degree oven for 15
minutes. Paint or apply
decorative elements with
craft glue.
For a free brochure with
more suggestions, write to:
"Play Clay," Arm & Ham-
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Let's talk: Arlene Borg,
the Grammy Guru, is
available for talks from
south Vero to Hobe Sound,
call (772) 465-5656 or
(800) 823-0466.
NIB: When a recipe is
not in Mrs. Borg's cook-
book, it will have (NIB)
next to the title.
Buy the book: For an
autographed cookbook,
"Romancing The Stove
With the Grammy Guru,"
send $19.50($15 for book,
$1 for tax and $3.50 for
shipping and handling)
to:Arlene M. Borg, 265
S. W. Port St. Lucie Blvd.,
No. 149, Port St. Lucie, FL
34984.
Check, Visa, Master Card
or Paypal is accepted.
Books are also available at
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Kim Hooper before her
stroke in May. Ms. Hooper
had a stroke after she
suffered a carotid artery
dissection three days
before her 18th birthday.

Photo courtesy of the
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From page A1
Medical Center ran
numerous tests and dis-
covered she had a stroke.
Ms. Hooper was then
transported to Palms
West Hospital in Loxa-
hatchee where she saw a
pediatric neurologist.
There, Ms. Hooper con-
tinued to have mini-
strokes and her brain
began to swell.
"The doctors said she
was in God's hands and
there was not much they
could do for her," said
Mark Hooper, Kim's dad.
During Ms. Hooper's
week at Palms West Hos-
pital, she celebrated her
18th birthday with family
and friends. They had a
brownie cake with bal-
loons and party hats at
the hospital.
"I was just thinking,
'wow, I'm alive for my
18th birthday,'" Ms.
Hooper said.
After a week at Palms
West Hospital, Ms. Hoop-
er was transferred to
Shands at the University
of Florida in Gainesville.
She arrived on a Friday
and by Sunday her eyes
were bulging out of her
head, Mrs. Hooper said.

"They took her in for
emergency surgery
because her brain was so
swollen," Mrs. Hooper
said. "Two-thirds of the
right side of her brain
were dead and doctors
thought they would have
to remove that part of the
brain. But opening the
skull released the pres-
sure and they didn't have
to remove any part."
Because Ms. Hooper
was so young to suffer
from a stroke, doctors
questioned everyone as
to what happened.
"Kim was always crack-
ing her neck (turning her
head from side to side)
and that caused a dissec-
tion of the carotid artery
her doctor told us," Mrs.
Hooper said.
"When we told them
her and her brother con-
stantly crack their necks,
the doctors'said it makes
sense," Mr. Hooper
added. "They told us
when you crack your
neck fast, it can tear the
artery."
As a result of the stroke,
the once-champion
swimmer from St. Lucie
West Centennial High

School has had to learn
how to walk and speak
properly again. Ms.
Hooper currently lives at
Lawnwood Regional
Medical Center and
Heart Institute where she
receives intensive thera-
pies from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
every day.
On the weekends she
can leave for several
hours to visit friends and
family. Right now, she is
concentrating on getting
better.
"I want to be able to
come home," Ms. Hooper
said. "It's been hard. I
miss being able to hang
out with my family and
friends, and being inde-
pendent."
Ms. Hooper is in a
wheelchair and can walk
with assistance. Her par-
ents are renovating their
Port St. Lucie home to
accommodate their
daughter's wheelchair
with the help of The Love
Doctors Charity.
Before her stroke, Ms.
Hooper was planning to
attend Indian River Com-
munity College to
become an emergency
medical technician. But
now she is considering
something else.
"Since I've been in
therapy, I've changed my
focus to become a recre-
ational therapist," Ms.
Hooper said.
While Ms. Hooper con-
tinues her path of reha-
bilitation, her family is
amazed that she is still
alive.
"She's a tough one,"
said Mark Hooper Jr.,
Kim's older brother.
"Wheh it happened,
those were the scariest
days of my life. It was
hard to see her in the
room. She is the
strongest person I know."
For more information,
visit the Hooper's Web
site, www.thekimberly-
foundation.com.

Local

hospice

opens its

doors

FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

Treasure Coast Hospices
Hospice House, at Midway
Road in Fort Pierce, is now
open.
Staff and volunteers of
Treasure Coast Hospices
took charge of their first
patient, who transferred
from St. Lucie Medical
Center on July 9.
St. Lucie County resi-
dents now have a local
place for loved ones to
receive crisis care in, a
comfortable homelike set-
ting and support when it is
needed most.
Treasure Coast Hospices
provides hospice care in a
patient's home, assisted
living residence, skilled
nursing facility, or a hospi-
tal.

From page A5
*Alexis William
Thomas, 34, 4241 172nd
Drive, Opa-locka,- was
charged with violation of
probation for driving
with a suspended license,
resisting an officer with
violence and battery on a
law enforcement officer.
*Julian Robert Barbeau,
25, 2189 S.E. Floresta
Drive, Port St. Lucie, was
charged with possession
of a firearm or ammuni-
tion by a convicted felon.
*Kimberly Soto, 16,
29845 Southwest 154th
Court, Homestead, was
charged with burglary of
a dwelling and grand
theft.
*Matthew K. Brown, 23,
2273 S.W. Phyllis Lane,
Port St. Lucie, was
charged with attempted
aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon, using a
firearm while under the
influence 'and improper
exhibition of a weapon.
*Ronald Paul Cook, 42,
4235 S.W.. Allsworth St.,
Port St. Lucie, was
charged with grand theft
of an automobile.
*Felipe D. Maldonado,
15840 Southwest 29th
Terrace, Homestead, was
charged with burglary of
a dwelling, grand theft
and grand theft of an
automobile.
*Christopher Michael
Jewett, 21, 2086 S.E.
Morningside Blvd., Port
St. Lucie, was charged
with possession of
cocaine and heroin with
intent to sell or deliver
and possession of mari-

No. 1, go to that neighbor
in a friendly way, maybe
even bring some brownies,
keep a smile on your face
and say you're sorry to both-
er them but you've been
admiring their well-kept
yard. "Then ask if you) could
possibly borrow their weed
wacker to trim up one area
that seems to stay over-
growii?
Also, how great that they
have a leaf blower. Could
you'borrow that to blow the
leaves out to the road?
As for the junk up against
the fence. Maybe they are
new to Florida and don't
realize what projectiles junk
becomes in a hurricane?
So, offer your shed or
garage or whatever to them
when it's preparation time
for a hurricane.
Option No. 2, do nothing.
LetOit ride. In the big picture
of life, what's a few weeds.
Leaves fly around every-
where. Junk is the least of
your worries. Should there
be a hurricane, your home
could be a projectile.
Folks, you don't need a
stroke worrying about this
inconsiderate neighbor.
Regarding rant No. 2,
"Team builders should build

wrote about the inconsid-
erate neighbor.
Consider yourself lucky
that what you describe is
an inconsiderate neighbor.
We own a nice home in a
nice neighborhood.
To the rear of us is a fam-
ily with two pit bulls plus
five puppies and what
looks like at least six adults
and three kids.
Their yard is our eyesore.
The dogs don't like us,

*Tara McCracken, 29,
472 S.W. Delores Ave.,
Port St. Lucie, was
charged with violation of
probation. She was on
probation for third-
degree grand theft.
*Terrance O'Connor,
22, 426 S.W. Molloy St.,
Port St. Lucie, was
charged with violation of
community control. He
was on community con-
trol for resisting an offi-
cer with violence, sale
and possession of
cocaine and possession
of marijuana.
*Emmanuel Anderson,
23, 3801 Avenue S, Fort
Pierce, was charged with
violation of probation for
possession of cocaine.
*Jennita Venessa Robin-
son, 23, no address listed,
was charged with viola-
tion of probation for bur-
glary of a structure and
third-degree grand theft.

houses down, there are
cars coming and going
with their stereos blasting
at all times of the day and
night. It looks like a drug
dealer owns that place.
Want to trade homes?
I'd be in my glory for
your so-called problem.

This column originally
ran in the July 28, 2006,
edition of Hometown
News.

I guess one of the worst
things that can
happen to us in our
driving experience is to
be involved in an acci-
dent.
Hopefully there are no
injuries, but we still have
to cope with our insur-
ance company and

maybe the other party's
insurance company.
We also have to select a
body shop or accept the
one recommended by
our insurance company.
After you notify your
insurance company of
your accident, your first
big decision is to select a
body shop. This is every
bit as important as
selecting the right doctor
or dentist.
Most of the time, your

insurance company will
recommend a body shop.
Consider their recom-
mendation, but also do
your own due diligence.
If you choose the body
shop, that body shop is
working for you and is
your advocate, not your
insurance company.
Remember that your
insurance company is
the one paying for your
repairs, and one of their
very important consider-

nations is the cost of
repairing your car.
They, of course, are
interested in a quality
repair too, but cost is, at
least, an equal considera-
tion. Your No. I concern
should be quality, not
cost. Your insurance
company may tell you
that it's OK to have your
car repaired at the body
shop of your choice, but
they "won't guarantee the
repairs."
A reputable body shop
will guarantee their own
repairs and you don't
need two guarantees. I
strongly recommend that
you give first considera-
tion to a body shop
owned by a franchised
dealer of the make of
your car. This body shop
will have an advantage of
faster availability of
factory parts, more
experience repairing
your make and model
and the technicians will
usually be better trained
in repairing your make of
car.
Obviously, a car that
has been damaged and
repaired is worth less
than one that has not
been repaired. Even with
a quality repair, a late
model car with substan-
tial repairs could be
worth thousands of
dollars less when you
trade it in. This sad fact is
a very good reason you
should be sure that your
car is ruled a "total" by
your insurance company
if it meets their criteria.
A car that will cost 70
percent of its current
market value to repair is
usually considered a total
and your insurance
company should replace
your car, not repair it.
If it's a close call result-
ing in a decision to repair
the vehicle, you should
get a second opinion.

EARL STEWART
On Cars

This is the time when it's
good to have a body shop
that you chose that is
beholden to you, not
your insurance company.
Your insurance policy
will dictate the parts the
insurance company may
use in repairing your car.
It is highly desirable to
use OEM parts (parts
manufactured by the
company that built your
car) as opposed to "after-
market" parts often
manufactured in Taiwan
or another foreign
county.
These parts are copies
of OEM parts and much
cheaper than the genuine
parts. They may not fit as
well or have the correct
tolerances. You should
find out before you
.purchase your policy if it
will provide for OEM
parts. If your insurance
company won't authorize
OEM parts, ask if you can
pay the difference. It is
worth the investment.
It is very difficult to
forecast accurately the
time it will take to com-
plete a major repair. This
is because there is -
usually hidden damage
that is impossible to
detect until the car has
been disassembled.
When hidden damage
is detected, the body
shop must call your

insurance company's
adjustor to authorize
supplemental work. This
work may require parts
that were not anticipated
in the initial repair and
have to be ordered. There
is no one to blame for
this; it's just a fact of
collision repair.
The bottom line is to
'expect delays when your
car is having a major
repair.
A quality body shop
will "under promise and
over deliver" by building
in some extra time to
allow for the inevitable
supplemental repairs.
Be sure you understand
what degree of rental
reimbursement coverage
you have. It varies from
policy to policy. Some
policies have no rental
car reimbursement,
some have partial and
some complete. In a
major repair, you can be
without your car for
more than a month.
In summary, choose
your insurance company
carefully and read your
policy carefully before
you commit. Choose
your body shop just as
carefully. You need a
quality body shop owned
by the franchised dealer
for your make of car that
will be an advocate for
your interests, more than
your insurance compa-
ny's.

Earl Stewart is the
owner and general
manager of Earl Stewart
Toyota in North Palm
Beach. The dealership is
located at 1215 N. Federal
Highway in Lake Park.
Contact him at www.earl-
stewarttoyota.com, call
(561) 358-1474, fax (561)
658-0746 or e-mail
earls@earlstewarttoy-
ota.com.

One of the things that
make computers so
wonderfully versa-
tile is also one of the, main
things that can make them
so confusing.
Computers have this
often baffling ability to
accomplish the same task
a number of different
ways.
This leads to no end of
confusion, because you
can talk to five different
people about the same
task and all five people can
come with a legitimate
way of accomplishing the
same thing that is com-
pletely different than the
method the other four
people are using.
Try to get all five people
together on the same page
and there's bound to be an
argument because to each
individual, it looks like the
other four are doing it
wrong.
In fact, if everyone is
getting the results they
want, then everyone is
doing it right regardless of
what the other four are
doing.
Whew!
Let's take a look at e-
mail and see just a few
ways of accomplishing the
same task. If you use e-
mail, see if you can recog-
nize the method that you
are using.
E-mail has got to be the
main reason people use
the Internet. The Internet
grew up as it is today with

e-mail at its foundation.
The process of sending
and receiving e-mail has
grown from its infant
beginnings of sending
messages in raw plain text
to the attachment carrying
fully editable rich text e-
mail that we have today.
However, the fundamen-"
tals haven't changed. You
still need a mail server-and
a mail client to process the
mail. We won't spend
anytime today on e-mail
servers, but let's take a
look at clients.
E-mail clients are, in a
nutshell, whatever pro-
grams you use to send and
receive e-mail. Here is
where all that diversity
comes in. Most e-mail
clients have major "behind
the scenes" differences,
but they all accomplish
the same task: sending and
receiving e-mail.
A couple of the most
common e-mail clients are
Outlook Express and AOL.
Both programs allow you
to send and receive e-mail,
but both programs are not
the same.
You'll find options and
controls in Outlook
Express that you won't find
in AOL and vice versa.
You'll find differences'in
how AOL manages and
stores the messages, as
well as the address book.
But the fundamentals
are still there. You can use
both to send e-mail to
your Aunt Edna and she

SEAN MCCARTHY
Compute This

can send e-mail back to
you.
So, which client is
better?
Neither.
They both do the job.
They just have some
different ways of going
about it.
If your e-mail address
has bellsouth.net or
perhaps adelphia.net,
then chances are, you are
using an e-mail client
such as Outlook Express
that downloads the
messages to your
machine and stores the
messages locally. (I know
I'm leaving out a lot of
others, such as Juno,
MSN, Earthlink, etc. They
all have their own e-mail
clients, but if we start
going over all the differ-
ences there, then we'd
really start getting lost.)
If your e-mail address
has aol.com at the end of
it, then the AOL e-mail

client is pretty much the
only way to manage your
e-mail unless you go to
the Web and that brings
us to another category of
e-mail clients: "Web
based."
I told you this could get
confusing.
Web based e-mail
clients are Web pages that
you can visit with a Web
browser (usually Internet
Explorer) and access your
e-mail online without
actually downloading it to
your computer.
The beauty ofWeb-
based e-mail clients is that
you have the ability to
access your e-mail from
any computer on the Web
as long as it has aWeb
browser, it doesn't matter
if there is an e-mail client
installed on your comput-
er or not, the Web page
itself does all the work.'
Again, you can do the
same thing; write, com-
pose, send and receive e-
mail, but the way things
happen behind the scenes
are different.
Many providers now
offer Web-based e-mail
management as part of
their service. Visit Web
sites such as
www.aol.com, www.bell-
south.net etc., and look for
the e-mail link, chances
are you'll find one.

Sean McCarthy has been
working with computers
since 1978.

Hometown News, Treasure and Space

Coast Radio to play for charity

game later
"We
whelmed

Hometown News and they wan
Treasure and Space Coast us," said
Radio are usually the place lies con
to go for your local news and coordinal
information. land-Smii
But on July 28 at Tradition excited th
Field, the two will take to the for the
diamond with hopes of
making their own news.
The two media sources
will play against one another
in a charity softball game for Y
United for Families. CENT
The game will be held at 4
p.m., before by the St. Lucie
Mets and Palm Beach Cardi- Join th
nals game at 7 p.m. of yog
"It's a lot of fun," said Ger- lmited
ard Elliot sales executive for
Treasure and Space Coast
Radio. "The fact that we have lyeng
a relationship with Home- Wood
town News and we can turn lyenl
around and play a charity
softball game is great." phys
United for Families, a non-
profit organization that The Yc
helps families dealing with with a
domestic problems, alcoholI
abuse and foster care, will be yoga a
running the concession with B
stands during the game and
sponsoring a and silent auc-
tion. F
For every $6 ticket sold to Or
the game, $4 will go to Unit-
ed for Families, as well as a
percentage of the conces-
sions sales.
Tickets bought for the
softball game between
Hometown News and Trea-
sure and Space Coast Radio -
are also good for the Mets ..... ..

r that night.
are just over-
and so excited
ted to work with
United for Fami-
nmunity events
or Leslie Havi-
th. "We are very
at they picked us
ir charity of

choice."
Tickets can be bought at
the gate or through Home-
town News, Treasure and
Space Coast Radio and Unit-
ed for Families.
Tickets will also be sold at
the Girl Scouts safety event
July 21 at the Port St. Lucie
Community Center between

9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Hometown News is
located at 1102 S. U.S. 1 in
Fort Pierce. Treasure and
Space Coast Radio is locat-
ed at 1235 16th Street in
Vero Beach. United for
Families is ,located at
10570 S. Federal Hwy in
Port St Lucie.

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during rain storms
This is going out to people
(driving) in the rain.
Can't they please put on
their lights like they are sup-
posed to?
There's been a lot of peo-
ple calling in to the radio sta-

tions when it's been heavy
rain, complaining about
drivers, (who) by law they
are supposed to have their
headlights on and don't.
My father-in-law was
killed by an 18-wheeler. He
had his lights on and the 18-
wheeler didn't.
That's a real safety hazard.

Ranters wants
answers about Islam
It is very disturbing when
not one local Islamic leader
has come out to speak
against Islamic extremists
operating around the world.
Allah seems to provoke
and endorse the killing of
those of other faiths.
If there is an Islamic leader
out there who would speak
up, please tell us what if any-
thing has Islam contributed
to world harmony.

Let's get bad drivers
off the road
Even with the recent
crackdown on speeders and
reckless drivers on Interstate
95, deaths and accidents are
the same or higher.
I started paying more
attention to the (police
report) section of the (paper)
Everyday the arrests read:
"Driving with suspended
license," "habitual traffic
offender," and "driving
under the influence."
On July 5, there were 20 of
these kinds of violations list-
ed in just the previous day's
crime log.
It is evident our law
enforcement people are
doing their job, but they
need our help.
Let's start out with confis-
cating whatever vehicle the
suspended license driver is
illegally operating.
That vehicle is now gone
off the road regardless of
whom it belongs to.
Along with the vehicle
confiscation, a 90-day
mandatory sentence in jail
would at the same time take
the illegal driver off the road.

It surely seems as if a very
large group of drivers are
driving on a suspended
license.
Could this be a "plea bar-
gain" from a DUI?
MADD and I hope not.
The relentless job our
police are doing to clear
these illegal and bad drivers
off our roads is being coun-
termanded by our courts
and legal system.
I How many times must our
police ticket the same bad
drivers to get them off the
road?
As long as these ticketed
drivers can take a class and
remove the points from their
record, the penalty for high-
er insurance rates and
license suspension cannot
become a viable deterrent.
Remember, fellow safe
drivers and law-abiding citi-
zens, you are paying for all
these illegal and bad drivers
on our roads through your
auto insurance premium
dollars.
Contact your local and
state representatives to
enforce our existing laws, do
away with the "cancel my
points" classes and imple-
ment a vehicle confiscation
law for suspended license
drivers who continue to
drive and are caught over
and over by our police.
Let's help our law enforce-
ment people clean up our
roads.

Ranter suggests
Republicans
deport themselves
Republicans, you tell
everyone else to "get real."
Are you serious?
What fantasy world are
you living in?
You start an unjustified
war that is bankrupting us
and is killing our soldiers for
nothing and have the
unconscionable audacity to
say that the numbers of
dead are relatively "inconse-
quential" and the rest of us
need to "get real."
Your administration has

made us a far bigger target
for the rest of the world than
we ever were before, and the
rest of us need to "get real?"
Your administration, even
at the state level, is leaving
an unprecedented financial
black hole for our children,
and the rest of us need to
"get real?"
Your administration has
made war on the environ-
ment, and the rest of us need
to "get real?"
Your policies are not
based in reality, and the rest
of us have had to pay for it.
Please do the country a
favor and deport yourselves.

Instead of complaining,
pick up some trash
Beach trash from the
offshore boats and the
two-legged beach users
has always been a prob-
lem.
It's just that there are
more of each showing up
on the beaches.
The organized cleanup
are a great help with this,
but help on the local level
is also needed.
Just be proactive when
you go to the beach. Not
only pick up after yourself,
but pick up a little more,
too. You'll be setting an
example for others.
You will be rewarded
with a little cleaner beach
as well. People will notice
and also pitch in.
An example: I walk on
the beach every other day.
I walk about 1 mile in one
direction, then on the way
back I pick up the trash
that has washed in or
been left on the beach
from the last two days.
I carry a plastic grocery
bag and fill it up every
time. (I've) been doing
this for years, and others
have noticed and pitched
in as well.
Be proactive and help,
not just complain.

Journals report on diabetes,

green tea, and tanning

From time to time, I
like to bring you
information of
interest that I find in
some of the newsletters I
get.
They are generally
published by medical
schools or academic
institutions and are
either written or edited
by doctors.
The UCLA School of
Medicine's "Healthy
Years" newsletter, pub-
lished by the Division of
Geriatrics, suggests in its
February issue that
people at risk for dia-
betes should be screened
for pre-diabetes or
higher than normal
blood glucose (sugar)
levels.
They suggest screening
for people with a family
history of diabetes,
including:
African-Americans
Latinos
Asian-Americans
Women who devel-
oped gestational dia-
betes while pregnant.
Women who delivered
babies weighing more
than 9 pounds.
People who are
overweight or have high
blood pressure or high
cholesterol.
Blood tests can reveal if
you are at risk for devel-
oping diabetes. Then you
can take steps to prevent
it.
Following are some
measures for doing just
that. Diabetes is the fifth
deadliest disease in the
United States, so this is
not something to ignore,
even if you don't feel sick.
Diet and exercise is as
effective as medication
in delaying onset of
diabetes.
"Focus on Healthy
Aging," a newsletter from
the Mount Sinai School
of Medicine in New York,
reported in the April
issue on a study in the
"British Medical Journal"
that found diet and
exercise may be as
effective as medication
in determining whether
people at risk for type 2
diabetes go on to develop
the disease.
The study suggests that
people at risk, including
those with a family
history, high blood.
pressure, high choles-
terol or obesity, who walk
briskly at least three

SHELLEY KOPPEL
Alive and Well
times a week, lowered
their risk, as well as
various medications.
e Green tea brews
cardiovascular benefits.
The Tufts University
"Health & Nutrition
Newsletter" in December
2006, cited a Japanese
study that indicated
people who consume
several cups of green tea
a day.have a lower risk of
death from cardiovascu-
lar disease, especially
clot-related strokes.
While researchers don't
know why green tea
drinkers seem to derive
benefits from it, they
suspect it has to do with
high levels of polyphe-
nols, which are natural
antioxidants found in the
beverage.
The study was reported
in the "Journal of the
American Medical
Association," Sept. 13,
2006.
Fish oil preparations
effective in mild
Alzheimer cases.
While several studies
have shown that fish oil
may help protect against
Alzheimer's disease,
"Health News," a publi-
cation of the Duke
University Medical
School, reported a new
study has shown that
supplements containing
omega-3 fatty acids
found in some fish may
help as well. ..
The findings were
published in a recent
edition of the "Archives
of Neurology."
The Swedish study
found patients with early
brain impairment who
took fish oil supplements
had a slower decline in
functioning than
patients taking a placebo
or sugar pill.
Evaluating long-term
care. If you are evaluat-
ing long-term care
options for a loved one,
the U.S. Department of

Health and Human
Services has aWeb site,
wwvw.longtermcare.gov,
to help families plan for
their needs.
It is intended as an
information and
resource source, with
sections on understand-
ing long-term care,
planning for it and
paying for it.
As with so many other
things, planning before
you need a service is a
good idea; at the very
least, there is a glossary
of terms you'll hear and
links to other resources.
Tanning bed safety.
Some in the tanning
bed industry have begun
claiming that tanning
beds, which produce
ultraviolet light, may
help protect against
cancer.
The American Derma-
tologyAssociation and
the American Medical
Association have both
called for a ban on the
sale of the equipment for
non-medical use,
because ultraviolet
radiation is a carcinogen.
They are particularly
concerned about the use
of tanning beds by teens.
There is no safe level of
tanning, including a
"pre-vacation" tan.
Additional claims that
indoor tanning aids in
vitamin D production,
which may protect
against some cancers, is
not true, according to
researchers at Downstate
Medical Center in New
York and reported in the
December 2005 issue of
"The Journal of the
American Academy of
Dermatology."
They say that indoor
tanning provides far
more radiation than is
needed to get vitamin D,
and too much radiation
can actually remove
-vitamin D from the body.'
The bottom line is that
self-tanners from a bottle
are the only safe tans.
There are many brands
available that are much
better than the old
"streaky" kind.

Shelley Koppel is the
former editor of "Today's
Health Care" magazine
and a member of the
National Association of
Science Writers. Send
questions by e-mail to
skoppel@bellsouth.net.

Do you have an
important decision
to make in your
immediate future? Bathe
your decision in prayer.
God wants to be involved in
your decision-making
process.
The decision that you
make is important to God,
but He is even more
concerned about how you
arrive at that decision. God
wants you to make choices
from the fountainhead of
intimacy with Him.
'When facing major
decisions, Jesus set an
example for us by praying.
Luke 6:12-13 explains that
Jesus went to a mountain-
side and spent the entire
night in prayer.
At daybreak, He called his
disciples to him, and chose
twelve of them to be his
inner circle. He also
appointed them as his
apostles, or missionaries.
God loves you so much;
He is deeply interested in
every detail of your life.
Psalm 32:8 reveals God's
desire to lead and guide
you. It says this, "I will
instruct you, says the Lord,
and guide you along the
best pathway for your life. I
will advise you and watch
your progress."
We tend to make impor-
tant life decisions based
upon our appraisal of
surrounding circumstances
and conditions. But circum-
stances and conditions may
change rapidly.
God sees the past, present
and future all at a glance.
Because He sees future
events and trends that we
do not see, we must include
Him in our every decision.
Those who make deci-
sions based upon circum-
stances and conditions,
without consulting God,
become the thermometers
of society.
When trends change,
they are left out in the cold.
Ever-changing, unpre-
dictable forces shape their
destiny.
But those who take the
time to listen to God and
receive revelation from him
set a higher watermark;
they raise the standard.
They make divine decisions
that propel them and
others, into their purpose
and destiny.
They influence their

PRAYER TO
ST. JUDE
Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful
servant and friend of Jesus, the
church honors and invokes you
universally, as the patron of hope-
less cases, of things almost
despaired of. Pray for me, I am so
helpless and alone. Make use, I
implore you, of that particular priv-
ilege given to you, to bring visible
and speedy help where help is
almost despaired of. Come to my
assistance in this great need that I
may receive the consolation and
"lelp of heaven in all my necessities,-
tribulations, and sufferings,
particularly (your request) and that
I may praise god with you and all
the elect forever. I promise, 0
blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful
of this great favor, to always honor
you as my special and powerful
patron, and to gratefully encourage
devotion to you. Amen
i Thank you, T.D.S
:fto

DAVID GOODE
Religion columnist
world by bringing divinely
received initiatives to bear
upon this earthly sphere.
Intimacy precedes
insight. You may ask, what
do you mean by that, Pastor
David? By spending quality
time with God, he begins to
reveal the secrets of his
heart to you.
When you come to a fork
in the road, he provides you
with the insight to make the
correct choice.
Have you ever noticed
how much more pleasant a
long walk is with a great
friend to share it?
God not only wants to get
you on the right path; He
wants to walk along the
path with you. He enjoys
the journey too!
Another secret of deci-
sion-making is to have a
prayer life that is comprised
of a time of thanksgiving,
praise and worship, fol-
lowed by a great deal of
silence.
It is a delight to talk to
God, but it is even more '
thrilling when He talks to
you.
Matthew 13:9 says, "He
who has ears, let him hear!"
I believe the most impor-
tant word in the Bible is
"hear."
In order to enter, and
walk in God's Kingdom, you
must first hear the voice of
God. When he tugs at your
heartstrings, He is inviting
you to enter his kingdom by
receiving Christ.
God speaks to us through
his written word, by giving
us impressions, through
people, and many other
unique ways.
Listening to God isn't
something we automatical-
ly know how to do. We have
to train ourselves to listen.
First, ask questions. Be
inquisitive. Ask God, "What
are you trying to say to me?"
He will answer.
Second, anticipate God's
speaking; be eager to hear
Him. The bible promises
that God will speak to us.
Third, respond to what
God says. We must do what
He tells us to do, if we
expect to learn to hear.
Fourth, be alert to
confirming events. God
confirms his message. ,
When you ask God, "Was
that you speaking to me?"
He will confirm that it was
through another source.
Fifth, ask God to speak to
you before going to sleep '
for the night. Tell the Lord
that you are listening to
Him and you are available
to hear Him at anytime.
By doing these five things,
you set the stage for the
greatest continuing adven-
) See GOODE, A19

Community Network-
ing Fair: To bring aware-
ness of services and activi-
ties available to youth.
Organizations are wel-
come to participate at,no
cost. Youth are invited to
participate in talent show.
Assemble of God Faith
Temple Church, 2805 Ave.
T, Fort Pierce. This is a free
event. 11a.m.- 4 p.m., July
28. For more information,
call (772) 672-0518 or
(772) 461-6482.
Christian Karate: Karate
classes are taught by Jim
Zermeno. Children and
adults meet 6:30-8 p.m.
Uniforms are $15 and
instruction is $25 per
month with family dis-
counts available. Victory
Word Church, 4000 S. U.S.
1, Fort Pierce. For more
information, call (772)
595-0334.
Martial Arts: Christ-
Centered Martial Arts
Classes are being held' at
Highpoint.. Community
Church, 2250 S.E. Walton
Road, Port St. Lucie from
7-8:30 p.m., $1 donation.
For more information, call
(772) 460-5414, ext. 18;
send an e-mail to lasalas-
dojo@comcast.net or visit
www.lasalasdojo.com.
Men's ministry:- The
Men's Ministry of Port St.
Lucie Worship Center wel-
comes all gentlemen in
the community to their
meetings for fellowship
and discussion of the
Word. The Men's Meeting
will be held on July 21, at 5
p.m.
Port St. Lucie Worship
Center is located at 10662
S. U.S. Highway One, just
one block south of PSL
Blvd. in Port St. Lucie.
For additional informa-
tiqn call (772) 337-9111.
Youth Fellowship at the
Worship Center: Youth
ages 10 to 21 are invited to
Youth Fellowship at Port
St. Lucie Worship Center,
on July 27.The youth serv-
ice followed by fellowship
begins at 7:30 p.m.
Port St. Lucie Worship
Center is located at 10662
S. U.S. Highway 1, one.
block south of Port St.
Lucie Blvd. in Port St.
Lucie.
For additional informa-
tion please call (772) 337-
9111.
Grace Emmanuel
Church's Men's Breakfast:
Breakfast will .be held at
a member's home at 8 a.m.
on Saturday, July 2. It is
free, but registration is
requested. Please call the
church office, (772) 337-
2644 for reservations,
directions and all the
details. GRACE Emmanuel
Church is located at 1470
Huffman Road, Port St.
Lucie.
Men of Victory: A
monthly fellowship will be
held at 10 a.m. on Satur-
day, July 28. Men ofVictory
is a ministry of Victory
Word Church, training
men to be all they are

called to be in Christ. Call
the church for location
and details about this
month's event. Victory
Word Church is located at
4000 South U.S.1 in Fort
Pierce. For additional
information please call the
church, (772) 595-0334.
Family Day Picnic:
Everyone is invited to
attend Port St. Lucie Wor-
ship Center's Church Pic-
nic on Saturday, July 28.
The entire family will
enjoy the games and a day
at the beach. Fun in the
Son begins at 10 a.m. at
Frederick Douglas Park
located on South Hutchin-
son Island, approximately
11 miles north of the
Jensen Beach Causeway
onAlA.
There is no charge; all
are welcome.
For additional informa-
tion please call (772) 337-
9111. Port St. Lucie Wor-
ship Center is located at
10662 S. US One in Port St.
Lucie.
Bake Sale: Grace
Emmanuel Church, is
hosting a bake sale every
third Sunday of the month
to raise money for the
"Covering You in Prayer
Quilt Ministry".
The bake sale will start
at 12:30. Grace Emmanuel
Church is located at 1470
Huffman Road, Port St.
Lucie. For more informa-
tion, call (772) 337-2644.
First Presbyterian con-
tinues collections:
The First Presbyterian
Church of Port St. Lucie
continues to collect old
cell phones & empty ink
cartridges.
They can be dropped-off
at the church any weekday
between 9:30 a.m.-noon.
Funds raised from this col-
lection will go to the build-
ing fund.
First Presbyterian
Church of Port St. Lucie is
located at 2240 S.E. Walton
Road in Port St. Lucie.
For information call
772-335-8900.
Youth Ministry: Chil-
dren and young people of
the community, ages 2-25
years, are invited to "Youth
Busting A Move", the youth
ministry at New Testament
Faith Center, every
Wednesday night at
7:30pm for rap sessions,
age relevant activities, and
Bible study.
Meetings are held in the
Jerome Brinson Hall.
There is no admission
charge and all youth
regardless of denomina-
tion or church affiliation'
are welcome.
For additional informa-
tion please call the church
office, (772) 336-9999. New
Testament Faith Center is
located at 862 Glenview
Ct, Port St. Lucie.
Lakewood Park
Methodist, Church: Vaca-
tion Bible School will be
held August: 6-10. Call
(772) 465-1187 for regis-
tration, hours and ages.

Grace Emmanuel
Church: Grace Emmanuel
Church will continue their
same weekly schedule
throughout the summer.
*Sunday School at 9:30
a.m.
*Sunday Worship at
10:40 a.m.
*Tuesday Prayer at 6:30
a.m.
*Wednesday Bible study,
for all ages, at 7 p,m.
The community is wel-
come to attend. The Food
Pantry will continue to
provide freed ood for those
in need from 10 -11 a.m.
every Thursday; Please
bring photo ID & proof of
income.
For additional informa-
tion please call 337-2644.
Grace Emmanuel Church
is located at 1470 Huffman
Road, Port St. Lucie.
Healing school atVicto-
.ryWorld Church:
Healing School is held
every Sunday morning
from 9:15-9:45 am at Vic-
tory Word Church.
Learn about the basic
fundamentals of healing
and how to receive heal-
ing. Victory Word Church
is located at 4000 South
U.S.1 in Fort Pierce.
For additional informa-
tion call the church, (772)
595-0334.
Traditional service at
New Hope: New Hope
Baptist Church invites the
community to join them at
their new 9 a.m. tradition-
al Sunday worship service.
Small groups and Sunday
School for all ages begins
at 10 a.m. A contemporary
service with upbeat music
played by an eight instru-
ment band begins at 11
a.m.
New Hope Baptist
Church is located at 5200
Oleander Blvd.
For additional infor-
mation please call (772)
461-0400.
Minister's Manna: The
class is for anyone called
to a speaking ministry.
Meetings are held atVicto-
ry Word Church, 4000
South U.S. 1, in Fort
Pierce. The Rev. Kurt Owen
teaches the class with
practical details. For infor-
mation, call (772) 595-
0334.
Hurricane Supply Col-
lection at New Hope Bap-
tist Church: During the
month of July, New Hope
Baptist Church is collect-
ing hurricane supplies for
needy families in this
community.
Items such as batteries,
flashlights, water, canned
food, tarps, etc. can be
dropped-off at the church
every Tuesday through
Thursday between noon-
3 p.m. After hours drop-off
is available by calling the
church to schedule a time.
New Hope Baptist
Church is located at 5200
Oleander Blvd, Fort Pierce.
For additional informa-
tion or to schedule a drop-
off please call (772) 461-
0400.

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with effort.
Make listening to God a
lifetime pursuit. It becomes
easier in the doing, of it. The
rewards are enormous.
First, decide to listen to
God, and He will direct your

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senior pastor at Heart of
Worship Ministries, which
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p.m. in the arts and crafts.
room at the Port St. Lucie
Community Center, 2195
AirosoBlvd. (across from
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Friday at 5:30 a.m. and 5:30
p.m. on WCNO 89.9 FM.
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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 HOMETOWN NEWS

SHELLEY KOPPEL
Treasure Coast Scene

Shiloh

sets

season
BY SHELLEY KOPPEL
Entertainment writer
Shiloh Theatrical Pro-
ductions in Stuart has
announced its 2007 08
season.
First up are Rodgers and
Hammerstein's "Cinderel-
la," which will run from
Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
Auditions for children
ages 6-8 are on August 25,
at 2 p.m.; auditions for
children ages 9-12 are at 3
p.m. Adult auditions are
on Aug. 26 at 5 p.m.,
I will be following this \
production from produc- f.
tion meetings to auditions
to rehearsal to show time
to bring a behind-the-
scenes look at what is
involved in bringing a
show to the stage. I know
that it is an enormous
undertaking and I look for-
ward to bringing you the
inside story.
The improbably-named
satirical musical "Urine-
town" is up next, from Feb.
6-10. The show won three
Tony ,awards, including
best original score by Mark
Hollman.
A more familiar musical,
"South Pacific" will be per-
formed from April 16-20,
and as a follow-up to last
year's popular 'Broadway
Showstoppers, the new
season will conclude from
May 23-25 with "Broadway
to Hollywood," featuring
songs from hit shows that
were made into movies.
All performances are at
the Lyric Theatre; season
tickets are $85. Individual
tickets can be purchased
at the Lyric box office; call
(772) 286-7827 or order.
online at www.lyricthe-
atre.com.
Lyric Theatre breaks
record for ticket sales
to members
July 5 was the first day
for Lyric Theatre members
to purchase tickets for the
newly-announced 2007 -
08 season, and more than
2,000 tickets, representing
over $100,000 in sales was
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DO SOMETHIdG

Friday

The Coasters'

Carl Gardner

is an original

He is a humble
man who has a
life lived large
on stage
BY SHELLEY KOPPEL
Entertainment writer
Carl Gardner, original
lead singer for the 50s 60s
group The Coasters, is a
modest man.
The 79-year-old, recov-
ering from a stroke two
years ago, comes into his
Port St. Lucie living room
to join his wife Veta, and if
you hadn't already seen
the framed gold records
on the wall or the
announcement of group's
induction in to the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame, you
wouldn't know you were in
the presence of rock 'n roll
royalty.
"I don't consider myself
a legend," he says in the
halting voice that also sur-
vived a bout with throat
cancer. "I don't under-
stand people making a lot
of fuss. I'm just another
man."
The Coasters had hits

with songs like "Young
Blood, "Searchin,"'
"Yakety Yak," "Charlie
Brown," "and "Poison Ivy,"
and Mr. Gardner per-
formed with the group
until 2006.
. His son, Carl Jr., has
taken over his role, but the
senior Gardner has a life-
time of stories to tell about
the group once called "The
Clown Princes of Rock 'n
Roll."
"I left Tyler, Texas
around 1949," he says. "I
went to California to get
my career started. I sang
with The Robins for two
years and met their writ-
ers, Jerry Leiber and Mike
Stoller."
The two songwriters
asked Mr. Gardner to form
a new group, and in 1957,
Mr. Gardner, Cornell
Gunter, Will Jones, and
Billy Guy formed the
group that would be the
first vocal group inducted
into the Hall of Fame.
The performers weren't
paid much; perhaps
$5,000 for a gold record.
"When you write your
own songs you can get

SaturdaY

Photo courtesy of the Gardners
Rock 'n' roll legend and hall of famer Carl Gardner, of
The Coasters and a Port St. Lucie resident, recently pub-
lished his autobiography, 'Yakety Yak I Fought Back,'
with his wife Veta.

rich," Veta Gardner says.
"Writers get more recog-
nition than singers. When
the music is played, artists
don't get the royalties, the
writers do."
Even with all their hits,
the musicians never made
a lot of money and sur-
vived on gigs, working
with musicians like Ray
Charles, Jackie Wilson,
Aretha Franklin, and
Frankie Lymon.
Racism was always pres-
ent when they toured. Mr.
Gardner remembers being

in a southern town with
promoter Dick Clark.
"The swimming pool
was for whites only, but
Dick Clark .said 'let's go
swimming.' They allowed
us in the pool as long as
Dick was there. If I'd gone
alone, I might have got
shot. I'm from Texas. After
I got famous, I .thought I
left that racial stuff-
behind."
One of Mr. Gardner's
proudest moments was
when the Beatles came to
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tin County to debut her CD at
the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Fla-
gler Ave., Stuart for a 7 p.m.
show. Tickets are $15; call the
box office at (772) 286-7827
or order online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.
*The Cuban band Conjunto
Progreso appears at the
Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Mon-
terey Road, Stuart, at 8 p.m.
Free tickets are required and
are available July 9 at 5 p.m.
Call (772) 221-1403
*The Morningside Library,
2410 Morningside Blvd., Port
St. Lucie, is having a Harry
Potter party at 1 p.m. The
event is free and kids are
encouraged to wear cos-
tumes. Call (772) 337-5632.

*South Florida Science
Museum: Nitro Mania
The South Florida Science
Museum will present experi-
ments with hands-on activi-
ties featuring liquid nitrogen
at the Cummings Library,
Donahue Room, 2551 S.W.
Matheson Ave. in Palm. City at
11a.m., and the Elisabeth
Lahti Library, in Indiantown at
2 p.m. Audience participation
includes transforming differ-
ent states of matter into liq-
uids, solids and gases. This
activity is suggested for chil-
dren in first through tenth
grade. This event is free and
open to the public. For more
information or to learn about
the Martin County Library

System call (772) 221-1403,
pick up a 'Library Connection'
at any branch library or visit
the library Web site at
www.library.martin.fl.us.

Coasters
From page B1
hear the group in Miami.
"It knocked me out," he
shid. "I was honored. They
said they loved the songs
and I told them I loved their
songs. I was surprised they
came to see'us."
The group stopped tour-
ing in the late 1960s, not
because of hard feelings, but
because of a fear of flying.
"Billy, Will and Cornell
missed a plane and it
crashed," Mr. Gardner
recalls. 'After that, they
wouldn't fly."
Changing tastes also led
to the end of the original
group, as the Beatles,

Motown and disco took
over.
Veta Gardner, who also
manages the band, has
spent years writing the story
of the Coasters, but she
wanted to finish it while her
husband was still alive.
I She is working on a sec-
ond volume and hopes the
story will be made into a
movie. Jose Garafolo of the
St. Lucie Film Society, who
received a 2007 Lucie Award
with Mr. Gardner; agrees
that the musician's story is
"the stuff of movie magic.
"I think there will be a
film," he says. "It screams to
be made. His story is as
compelling as some.you've
seen in the movies. It's not
just about music; it's about
life and overcoming obsta-

cles. It's a great story and
we're going to see if we can
make it happen."
Mr. Gardner is all in favor,
and says he'd like Denzel
Washington to play him.
Mrs. Gardner favors Will
,Smith as her husband and
would love to have Halle
Berry play her.
Most recently, the Gard-
ners traveled to Tallahassee
for the vote on a bill in the
Florida Legislature that
would outlaw the use of
"imposter" bands pretend-
ing to be the original groups.
The Coasters have been
plagued by copycat bands
using their name.
Ten other states have such
laws. The Gardner's sat in
the gallery as Senators
danced on the floor of the

Senate, to "Poison Ivy" and
then cast the votes that
passed the legislation. Both
agree it was very emotional.
"It really touched me,"
Veta Gardner says. "The
Senators were lip-synching
,to the music. It was over-
whelming. They treated us
like royalty."
For the Clown Prince of
Rock 'n Roll and his consort,
that was only fitting.
"Yakety Yak, I Fought
Back: My Life With ,the
Coasters," by Veta Gardner,
is available for $18.70 plus
$6.76 shipping and han-
dling from Author House by
calling 1-888-280-7715 and
asking for book # 43000 or at
the Web site, www.author-
house.com.

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Scene
From page B1

the result.
It was a single-day record
for member sales at the popu-
lar Stuart theater.
Executive director John
Loesser was particularly
pleased at the number of
people becoming members
for the first time.
Individual memberships
begin at $35 for individuals
and are available through
the box office at (772) 286-
7827.
To see the schedule for the
new season, visit the Lyric
Website at www.lyricthe-

atre.com.
Tickets for non-members'
will be available after Labor
Day.

Library concert
is sold out
Free tickets for the Cuban
band Conjunto Progreso's
July 21 concert at the Blake
Library in Stuart have all
been distributed. When
tickets are required, the
events tend to be popular
and tickets go quickly.
Mark your calendars: the

next concert is Aug. 24,
when the Ballet Flamenco
La Rosa will perform at 8
p.m.
Free tickets will be avail-

able beginning at 5 p.m. on
Monday, Aug. 13 at the
Blake.
For more information, call
(772) 221-1403.

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*The Cowsills, the band that
inspired the Partridge Family,
comes to the Lyric Theatre for
two shows, at 5 and 8 p.m.
Tickets are $30 and $25; call
the box office at (772) 286-
7827 or order online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.
*Reptile Adventure comes to
the Morgade Library, 5851
S.E. Community Dr.,Stuart
with hands-on demonstra-
tions of lizards. The free pro-
grams, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.,
are for all ages. Call (772)
221-1403.
*Port St. Lucie Worship Cen-
ter's 6th Annual Church Pic-
nic for the entire family will
take place at Frederick Dou-
glass Park on AIA on South
Hutchinson Island. There is
no charge for the event,
which runs from 10 am- 5
p.m. Call (772) 337-9111

Ongoing events
*Friday Fest, scheduled for
the first .Friday of every month
in Fort Pierce, is moving back
to Marina Square at Melody
Lane and Avenue A. The free
event is held from,5:30-8:30
p.m., weather permitting, and
features live music, children's
activities, arts and craft ven-
dors and food stalls. Call
Main Street Fort Pierce at
(772) 466-3880.
*Jammin' Jensen takes place
every Thursday from 6-9
p.m., weather permitting, at
downtown Jensen Beach.
There's food, music and ven-
dors. For more information,
call (772) 334-3444.
*We Be Jammin' happens
every Thursday night (weath-
er permitting) at Sea Turtle
Beach on Hutchinson Island,
on A-1-A. Crafts, food and
music galore. Call (772) 873-
2981 for more information.
* "The Dreamers," an 18-
piece swing band performs
from 7 to 10 p.m. the second
Friday of every month at the
Stuart Community Center,
201 S.W. Flagler Ave., in Stu-
art. The cost is $10 per per-
son and includes refresh-
ments. For information, call
(772) 288-2351.
*Retro Swing Lindy Hop -
West Coast Swing dance
party is from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
every Saturday at South Flori-
da Swing Dance Productions,
881 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd.,
in Jensen Beach. There is a $7
admission.For information,
call (772) 334-2112.
* Stained-glass artist Rob Rif-
flard, who has designed
etched glass for the Cannes
Film Festival, will be featured
at the Elliott Museum on
Hutchinson Island from May
19-Sept. 30. Call (772) 225-
1961 or visit the Web site at
www.elliottmuseumfl.org

I recently heard one of
the most important
stories I have ever
heard in my entire life.
It touched me deeply
with the awesome raw
truth of life it contained. I
want to share it with you
and hope it touches your
heart the way it has
touched mine.
The story is about a
young fraternity brother
in a prominent college
who was hazing the new
pledges. He and other
fraternity members would
take the new pledges out
to a county road, blind-
fold them and place them
in the middle of the road
in front of a speeding car
coming straight at them.
Then, when the car got
closer, the fraternity
brother would remove the.
blindfold and the pledge
would jump out of the
way to safety.
One day one of the
pledges did not move out
of the way.
He froze.
The driver of the car
killed him instantly.
The man telling the
'story said, "This was me. I
was driving the car. It
ruined my life before it
got started and froze me
* from all my potential. I
got lost in life for a long
time.
"Then one day the
mother of the boy I killed
called me and told me
how much she had hated
me and wished I were
dead instead of her son.
"Then she said she went
to a spiritual gathering
and heard a speaker say
that if you hold vengeance
against another person, it
comes back on you and
you become enslaved..
After long suffering, I
finally began to release
the pain, hurt and judg-
ment and in time began
to forgive you,' she said.
'I'm calling you now to let
you know that I forgive
you and love you and wish
you the best. It's time to
close the door and move
on.' "
He said, "This was the
greatest gift I have ever
been given, besides the
gift of life given through
my mother. I have now
forgiven myself, started a
new career, my real one
and have found peace,
faith, joy and the freedom
to live a new and better
life."
Are you holding any
grudges?
If you are, then your life
is polluted and toxic
because you are living in
the past. When we hold a
grudge it comes back
around on us and robs us
of our freedom.
You can't punish anoth-
er person by being cold.
They don't feel it.
You are holding a
grudge against your own
soul.
'The greatest teacher of
forgiveness is Mother
Nature herself. She says
that no matter what
happened to last year's
crop, whether it came to a
fruitful harvest or the
bugs, drought, flood or
human error killed it,
there is a second chance.
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The Spirit Guide

and trash that have
accumulated to make
room for new growth.
Then plant new seeds and
move on arni grow new
and better life.
Human life is the same.
If things don't work out as
planned, learn from the
mistakes, bless them for
what they taught you,.
forgive them as needed
and set them free. Move
on and create a new and
better life.
The universe, through
the law of the circle, is
based on cause and effect.
What we set in motion
comes back multiplied.
We can't change the
effects of what has hap-
pened, but we can create
a new cause or mission in
life.
What is your mission?
Every soul alive has one.
Finding it should be the
No. 1 priority in every life.
We are here for a far
greater purpose than to
be born, grow up, work
hard, get old and die.
There is a divine purpose
living inside our souls
since birth screaming to
be set free.
No one else can fulfill
this inner longing. Only
you can do it. You were
born to do it.

When you find it, take.
care of yourself and family
needs first. Then give
back the gratitude and
love you feel. Take care of
those who inspired you
on your quest for the
mastery of life.
Next, teach others who
are drawn to your light.
Help them find the
freedom to live a new and
better life. Pass the torch
of freedom.
My greatest wish is that
you find all this and more,
today and for all your
future days to come. You
can do it. The sweetest
new is the best is yet to
come. It all starts with
forgiveness.

Soul to soul

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Anna Dossantos-Becker, 6, performs on the-keyboard during the Festival of Culture festivities at Morningside Public
Library in Port St. Lucie Saturday, July 14. The daylong event featured musical and other entertainment from various
Latin American countries.

A new face at the Boys & Girls Club

FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

The Boys & Girls Club of
St. Lucie County has
appointed Melanie Poolt as
Marketing and Special
Events Coordinator.
Miss Poolt is a native of
St. Lucie County, and has
spent the last few years in
Tampa, earning her degree
in Communication from
the University of South
Florida and working for
OSI Restaurant Partners, as
director of communication
and executive assistant to
the president and vice
president of Outback
Steakhouse.
"Melanie brings a unique

skill set; she has a knowl-
edge of the community,
training in communica-
tions, and business acu-
men gained at Outback
Steakhouse," said Norm
Penner, Executive Director
of the Boys & Girls Club.
"She will be a welcome
addition to our manage-
ment team."
As Marketing and Special
Events Coordinator, Miss
Poolt will be responsible
for all promotions and
coordinating special event
fundraising projects for the
Club, including providing
support for the Annual
Taste of St. Lucie.
She will work closely

with newly appointed
Director of Operations,
Tommie Gibson and Mr.
Penner to determine the
direction and purpose of
the Boys & Girls Club of St.
Lucie County and to
strengthen its resource
development through pro-
moting the club.
"It is especially impor-
tant to me to make a posi-
tive difference in the lives
of the youth in this com-
munity through an effec-
tive support system that
focuses on education and
character development.
"I couldn't be more hon-
ored to work with such an
outstanding agency that

will support me in making
that happen," Miss Poolt
said.
"Promoting the Boys and
Girls Club of St. Lucie
County will not only have a
beneficial impact on the
lives of the children of this
community, but on our
community's future as well.
And that is something we
should all be investing in."
The Boys & Girls Club of
St. Lucie County is a non-
profit organization dedi-
cated to serving the youth
of the community.
For more information
about the Club, call (772)
460-9918 or visit
www.bgcofslc.org.

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*Harry Potter Party: The
Morningside Branch
Library is celebrating the
release of the final book in
the Harry Potter series
with a party at 1 p.m.
Participants are encodr-
aged to dress as their
favorite character from the
book or movie. Bring your
cameras and have your
picture taken with the life-
size replica of Dobby, the
house elf. Enjoy trivia con-
tests and other activities.
Prizes will be awarded and
cake and "Butterbeer" will
be served. This program is
free and open to everyone.
The Morningside Branch
Library is located at 2410
Morningside Blvd., Port St
Lucie. For more informa-
tion call (772) 337-5632.
*Community Garage
Sale:
Held the third Saturday
of every month in the Min-
sky Gym parking lot. Find a
bargain or for $5.85 per
parking space be a vendor
and unload all of your
unwanted treasures. So go
ahead and clean out your
garages. Sorry, there will be
no telephone registrations.
Call Demetris at (772) 344-
4300

Monday, July 23

*"Meet the Artists" at the
Morningside Public
Library, featuring local
artists Mary Morressey and
Bud Henly. They will be
discussing
their creative paintings
from 6 7:30 p.m. Their
artwork will be on display
at the Port St. Lucie library
from july 23 through the
end of August. The "Meet
the Artists" program is free
and open to everyone.
The Morningside Branch
Library is located at 2410
Morningside Blvd., Port St
Lucie. For more informa-
tion call (772) 337-5632

Bird Watching Cruise:
See several hundred nest-
ing birds on the bird cruise
at 4 p.m. each Wednesday.
The boat leaves from
Rivergate Park, 2200 S.E.
Midport Road, in Port St.
Lucie. Private charters are
also available. Reserva-
tions are required. For
information, call (772)
489-8344.
Classic car night is
every Wednesday from 7 to
9 p.m., at Sundae's Ice
Cream Shoppe, 2832 S.W
Port St. Lucie Blvd., in Port
St. Lucie. For information,
call (772) 873-5678.
*Community Garage
Sale:
Held the third Saturday
of every month in the Min-
sky Gym parking lot. Find a
bargain or for $5.85 per
parking space be a vendor
and unload all of your
unwanted treasures. So go
ahead and clean out your
garages. Sorry, there will be
no telephone registrations.
Call Demetris at (772) 344-
4300
Eco-Cruise: See alliga-
tors, turtles and birds on
the St. Lucie River Aquatic
Preserve. The 90-minute
cruise departs at 1 p.m.
Cost is $18.78 for adults
and $15 for children. The
boat leaves from River Park
Marina, 500 S.E. Prima
Vista Blvd., in Port St.
Lucie. For information, call
(772) 489-8344.
Family Night Live: Live
music, drama, and buffet
at Morningside Church,
2180 Morningside Blvd.
First Friday of the month
at 6:30 p.m. Free. (772)
335-5166 ext. 131.
Florida Power & Light
Energy Encounter: Tours
of Florida Power & Light
are from 10 a.m. to 4.p.m.
Sunday through Friday.
The center at 6501 South
A1A, Hutchinson Island, in
Fort Pierce and has more
than 30 interactive dis-
plays about energy,
nuclear power and elec-
tricity. Admission is free;
reservations required for
groups of 10 or more. For
information, call (772)
468-4111 or (877) FPL-
4FUN.
Friday night Pizza Jam:
Children ages 6 to 12 are
invited to attend a Pizza
Jam, organized by Port St.
Lucie Parks and Recre-
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on the fourth Friday of
every month, will feature
basketball games, contests
and pizza. Parents must
register their children the
evening of the event at the
door of the Robert Minsky
Gymnasium, 750 S.W. Dar-
win Blvd., in Port St. Lucie.
The event begins at 6 p.m.,
and children will not be
allowed to leave until a
parent picks them up at 9
p.m. Parents must bring
identification when pick-
ing up their children. This
is, a lock-in program; doors
will be locked at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call
Demetris at (772) 344-
4300.
Guided Hikes: Satur-
days at 10 a.m. Oxbow nat-
uralists lead visitors along
a series of trails, discussing
the plants and wildlife that
live in the different habi-
tats along the North Fork
of the St. Lucie River. For
information, call (772)
785-5833 or visit www.stlu-
cieco.gov/erd/oxbow.
Heathcote Botanical
Gardens, 210 Savannah
Road, in Fort Pierce, offers
free admission the second
Friday of every month. For
more information, call
(772) 464-4672.
Savannas Preserve
State Park: Guided walks,
horseback riding and
interactive exhibits are
available at the Education
Center, at 2541 Walton
Road, in Fort Pierce. The
preserve also has canoe
and kayak tours and
rentals. Children must be
over the age of 5. Reserva-
tions are required for sum-
mer months. For details,
call (772) 398-2779. Volun-
teers needed at the Educa-

tion Center; to volunteer,
call (772) 398-2779.
St. Lucie County
Marine Center: Features
the Smithsonian Marine
Ecosystems exhibits. Tours
with manager Bill Hoffman
are at 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
Reservations suggested,
not required. Staff-guided
tours of the six ecosystem
displays are Tuesdays at 2
p.m. The staff will answer
questions about the con-
stantly changing ecosys-
tems. Admission to the
exhibit is free on Tuesdays,
and there is no cost for the
behind-the-scenes tours.
The center, located at 420
Seaway Drive, in Fort
Pierce, is open from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, and
from noon to 4 p.m. on
Sunday. Admission is $2'.
for adults, $1.50 for seniors
and $1 for children 6 and
up. Group rates for 10 or
more are available. For
information, call (772)
462-3474.
Outdoor market at the
Port St. Lucie Community
Center on Airoso Boule-
vard, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday and Saturdays
through June. The new
market will include many
of the same vendors that
were selling at the Green
Market at City Center,
which closed temporarily.
For more information, call
(704) 244-1471.
*We Be Jammin' hap-
pens every Thursday night
(weather permitting) at
Sea Turtle Beach on
Hutchinson Island, on A-1-
A. Crafts, food and music
galore. Call (772) 873-2981
for more information.

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rare habitat occupied by
the Florida scrub-jay, a
threatened species.
The jays at Sheraton
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on a regular basis to deter-
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Clubs and
organizations
AARP Senior Commu-
nity Service Employment
program: Program offers
free training and assistance
in getting a job for qualify-
ing seniors who are 55 or
older, on a limited income,
and living in Martin or St.
Lucie counties. For infor-
mation, call (772) 223-2653
or (772) 462-6149.
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4074.
Alateen/Alanon Group:
Group meets at 7 p.m. on
Sunday at St. Andrew
Lutheran Church, 295 N.W.
Prima Vista Blvd., in Port St.
Lucie. For information, call
(772) 467-1196 or (772) 398-
1775.
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Association: Serves more
than 100 AA meetings in St.
Lucie and Okeechobee
counties, supplying books,
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tion, call (772) 873-9299.
*Alzheimer Support
Group: Meetings are held
on the 2nd and 4th Friday
of each month at 1 p.m.
Meetings are held at the
First Congregational
Church, 2401 S.E. Sidonia
Street, Port St. Lucie.
American Association
of University Women, Port
St. Lucie Branch: For
information, call (772) 878-
6096.
American Legion No.
355: Male and female
military veterans are
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St. Lucie County
Chamber of
Commerce
The Board of Directors
meeting will be held at the
PGA Historical Museum,
1916 Perfect Drive, Port St.,
Lucie on Thursday, July 26,
2007 at 8 a.m. For addi-
tional information, please
contact the St. Lucie Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce
at (772) 340-1333.

Have coffee
with the Mayor
Enjoy coffee with the
Mayor on July 27, at 8:30
a.m., at the Port St. Lucie
Community Center, 2195
S.E. Airosa Blvd. For more
information, call (772) 340-
1333

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on the radio
Tune in to radio station
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mornings at 9 a.m. to catch1
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tion in the Hometown
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During the show, host
Matthew Dewhurst, sports
writer, and co-host, Kim
Cotton, staff writer, will
discuss stories and take
phone calls from readers.
Call (772) 464-1400.

Public encouraged
to take transit survey
Community Transit, a
division of the St. Lucie
Council on Aging, is con-
ducting a Transit Choice
Ridership Study to gauge
the opinions of the general
public toward transit. The
study is being performed
in conjunction with the St.
Lucie Metropolitan Plan-
ning Organization and the
St. Lucie County Commu-
nity Services Department.
As part of the public out-
reach for this study, Com-
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Car show in
Port St. Lucie
The Sheriffs office and
St. Lucie Lanes are spon-
soring a car show on Aug.
5, from 4 8 p.m. There is
no entry fee. Cars will be
judged in three categories;
muscle, custom, and clas-
sic. The event is free and
open to the public. St.
Lucie Lanes is located at
6759 S. U.S. 1, in Port St.
Lucie. For more informa-
tion, call (954) 763-5488, or
(772) 871-5303.

Volunteers needed
Dogs and Cats Forever, a
no-kill animal shelter for
dogs and cats, need volun-
teers to erect fencing,
plumbing, and tending to
the dogs and cats. Dona-
tions are also needed. The
business is located at 9550
Carlton Road, in Port St.
Lucie. For more informa-
tion, call (772) 485-4458 or
(772) 486-4773.

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Clubs
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welcome to join. Meetings
are the first Monday of each
month at the DAV Building
on the corner of California
and Venus avenues in Port
St. Lucie. For information,
call (772) 871-6667.
Animal Birth Control:
The nonprofit organization
offers low-cost spay/neuter
surgeries. Cats are $20 and
dogs start at $35. For ari
application, call (772) 223-
7030.
Arthritis Support
Group: meets from noon to
1 p.m. on the second
Tuesday of each month at
Sunlight Community
Church, 477 S.W. Cashmere
Blvd., in Port St. Lucie. For
details, call (772) 785-9979.
Beautiful Waters Craft
Club: The club meets every
Tuesday from 8:30 to 11:30
a.m. at the police commu-
nity room on Airoso

Boulevard in Port St. Lucie.
For information, call (772)
878-8459 or (772) 336-3410.
Bereavement Support
Groups: Treasure Coast
Hospices offers individual
and group support for
experiencing the loss of a
loved one. Locations for
this support group are in
Martin and St. Lucie
counties. For information,
call (800) 299-4677or (772)
403-4530..
* Blues Alliance Meeting
and Blues Jam: Meetings
are held the second
Wednesday of each month
at 7 p.m. For information,
call (772) 467-1851.
Boy Scouts: Local Cub
Scout Pack and Boy Scout
Troop 422 meet at First
Presbyterian Church of Port
St. Lucie, 2240 S.E. Walton
Road. New members
welcome. Boy Scout Troop
422 meets every Tuesday at
7 p.m., and the Cub Scout
Pack meets the third
Monday of every month at

7 p.m. For information, call
(772) 335-8900.
Canadian Club of the
Treasure Coast: For details,
call (772) 340-2237.
*Caribbean American
Cultural Group: Meetings
are held every third
Wednesday of the month at
6:30 p.m. at 172 N.E. St.
James Drive, Port St. Lucie.
Friday nights are our
fun/games nights starting
at around 7 p.m. There are
also several special events
throughout the year. All are
Welcome. For more infor-
mation, call (772) 785-8350.
Celebrate Recovery:
Weekly meetings for
addictions, co-dependency,
or any hurt habit on
Monday, with 5:45 p.m.
barbecue, 7 p.m. meeting
and 8 p.m. group meeting
at Morningside Church,
2180 Morningside Blvd., in
Port St. Lucie. Call (772)
871-9929.
Cub Scout Pack: A new
pack meets at 7 p.m. on the

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month at First Presbyterian
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2240 S.E. Walton Road. For
details, call (772) 335-8900.
Current Events Discus-
sion Group: The group
meets the first and third
Wednesday of every month
from 1:30-3 p.m., at Morn-
ingside Branch Library,
2410 Morningside Blvd., in
Port St. Lucie. For informa-
tion, call (772) 337-5632.
Daughters of the British
Empire: The social and
charitable group of ladies
meets once a month, holds
fundraisers and gives back
to the community. For
information, call (772) 221-
3829 or (772) 286-2724.
Democratic Women's
Club of St. Lucie County:
For information, call (772)
878-8954.
Disabled American Vet-
erans Chapter 113: Meets
on the third Wednesday of
the month at 1150 S.W. Cal-
ifornia Blvd. in Port St.
Lucie. For information, call
(772) 871-6667.
*DivorceCare: The
weekly seminar and
support group for those
who are separated and
divorced meets from 6:30 to
8 p.m. on Wednesdays at
Westside Baptist Church,
3361 S. Jenkins Road in Fort
Pierce. The cost is $15. For
information, call (772) 461-
7828, or (772) 489-9161.
DomesticViolence
Support Group: Weekly
meeting for women and
children meets at 9 a.m. on
Saturday at Recovery
Associates, Suite 202,
Riverside Bank building,
8241 South U.S. 1, in Port
St. Lucie. Services are free.
For information, call (772)
398,-1775.
Downtown Kiwanis
Club Meeting: Every
Tuesday at Elks Hall, 615
South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce.
For information, call (772)
465-2185.
Elvis Treasure Coast
Fan Club: Meetings are
held on the last Sunday of
each month at 3 p.m. This
nonprofit club supports the
Meals on Wheels program
in Martin and St. Lucie
counties. For information,
call (772) 201-3227.
Florida Society Sons of
the American Revolution:
A patriotic, historic, and
educational organization
focusing on the perpetua-
tion of institutions of
American freedom and the
memory of Revolutionary
War heroes. Inexpensive
luncheon meetings are
held the second Saturday of
each month at 11:30 a.m. at
Delmonico's Restaurant in
Port St. Lucie. Meetings are
open to the public. Call
(772) 336-0926 for more
information.
Florida Public Rela-
tions Association Treasure
Coast Chapter: meets
second Tuesday of the
month at 11:30 a.m. at the
IRCC/FAU Schreiber
Conference Center in St.
Lucie West. For more
information on FPRA, call
communications chair Ann
Corbin at (772) 466-1600,
ext. 3070.
Food Addicts in Recov-
ery Anonymous: All are
welcome to a weekly
meeting at 9:45 a.m. on
Sunday at Life Care Center
of Port St. Lucie, 3720 S.E.
Jennings Road. For infor-
mation, call (772) 337-1982.
Foster Grandparent
Program: Volunteers ages
60 or older are needed to
help pre-kindergarten

through elementary school
children learn to read and
improve their school work.
The Foster Grandparent
program is sponsored by
the Area Agency on Aging;
training for volunteers is
provided. For information,
call (772) 467-0008.
G.EW.C.Women's Club
of Port St. Lucie: The
monthly meeting for
friendship and service to
the community is at 11 a.m.
on the third Wednesday of
every month, at the Holiday
Inn on U.S. 1 in Port St.
Lucie. For information, call
(772) 343-0093.
General Motors Retire-
ment Club: For informa-
tion, call (772) 878-6003.
Healthy Start Coalition
of St. Lucie County: For
information, call (772) 467-
2016 or e-mail
kcbdslc@bellsouth.net
Historical Map Club:
For information, call (772)
219-9778.
Hurricane Support
Groups: A children's
support group is from 6 to
7:30 p.m. on Thursdays and
an adult group from 6 to
7:39 on Tuesdays at the
Catholic Charities Counsel-
ing office in St. Lucie
Church, Father Hickey
Parish Center, 290 S.W
Prima Vista Blvd., in Port St.
Lucie. For details, call (772)
878-1215, ext. 332.
*Jewish War Veterans
Post: The IrvingWallman
Post No. 705, Port St. Lucie,
has announced that the
post headquarters has
moved to Temple Beth
Israel, 551 S.W. Bethany
Drive, in St. Lucie west. The
next club meeting will be
held on July29, at 10:30
a.m. Refreshments will be
served. For information,
call (772) 785-7178.
Kentucky Society of the
Treasure Coast: For infor-
mation, call (772) 692-3715.
Knights of Columbus
No. 7514: Family dinner is
served every Tuesday from
4:30 to 6 p.m. Cost is $6.
Every Wednesday and
Friday from 4:30 to 6:30
p.m. is a fish fry. Cost is $4.
The event is at 451 S.W.
Ravenswood Lane in Port
St. Lucie. For information,
call (772) 878-7514.
*Korean War veterans
wanted: The Treasure Coast
Korean War Veterans
Chapter 106 in Port St.
Lucie are looking for new
members, both male and
female that served in Korea
in any branch of the service
from September 3, 1945 to
July 1955, and from then
until now. Doctors and
nurses in Korea, as well as
Japan, during that time are
qualified to join the unit.
For more information,
call (772) 871-6667.
Lakela's Mint chapter of
the Florida Native Plant
Society: For information,
call (772) 785-5833.
Lakewood Park Book
Discussion Group: Meets at
3 p.mn on the first Monday
of each month (unless it's a
holiday) at the Lakewood
Park Branch Library, 7605
Santa Barbara Road, in Fort
Pierce. For information, call
(772) 462-6870.
League of Women
Voters of St. Lucie County:
For information, call (772)
340-7379.
* L.I.F.T. Social Group:
The support group for
widows and widowers meet
the third Thursday of each
month at R.J. Gators in Port
St. Lucie. Food selections
from menu are available.

Make reservations two days
prior to gathering. For
information, call (772) 334-
1200
Lucie's Creative
Crafters andVendors: The
group holds a craft show
and sale most weekends at
different locations. Sales
benefit the crafters and
some local charities. For
information, call (772) 873-
2981.
Lupus Foundation of
America: meets from 10:30
a.m. to noon the third
Saturday of every month at
the Port St. Lucie Commu-
nity Center, 2195 S.E.
Airoso Blvd. For informa-
tion, call (800) 339-0586.
Mariner's Barbershop
Chorus of Martin and St.
Lucie County: Weekly
meeting is from 7 to 9:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Rio
Civic Center, 1255 N.E.
Dixie Highway (Route 707),
in Jensen Beach. For
information, call (772) 460-
2754.
Marine Corps League:
Every second Saturday of
the month there is a dinner
and a movie starting at 5
p.m. held at the DA.V hall
on the corner of California
Blvd, and Savona, in Port St.
Lucie. Donation is $10, and
benefit wounded veterans.
For more information,
menu, and movie title, call
(772) 878-9385.
Mets Booster Club (for
N.Y. and St. Lucie Mets):
Membership is $10 per
person per year, $15 per
couple with no children,
and a family membership is
$20 per year; includes a
newsletter each month and
support for charitable
donations to many non-
profit groups. For informa-
tion, call (772) 878-8505 or
(772) 336-4801.
Military Officers
Association of America:
The MOAA Treasure Coast
Chapter, Martin and St
Lucie counties, meets the
third Thursday of the
month at the Holiday Inn,
located on U.S. 1 in Port St
Lucie. All active, reserve,
retired and former com-
missioned and warrant
officers from all U.S.
uniformed services are
welcome. For information,
call (772) 692-4922 or (772)
240-6880
Minnesota Snowbirds:
Couples and singles can
meet on the third Monday
of each month at 11:30 a.m.
for a lunch and social houf.
There are no dues. For
information or reservations,
call (772) 335-8268 or (772)
337-3613.
Morningside Overcom-
ers: Weekly meeting of
Christ-centered support
and recovery group pro-
gram ay 7 p.m. Friday at
the Morningside Upper
School, 2300 S.E. Gowin
Drive, in Port St. Lucie. For
information, call (772) 335-
8575.
Morningside Writers
Group: The writers group
meets at 9:30 a.m. Thurs-
daysin Room 103 of the
Morningside Library, 2410
Morningside Blvd., in Port
St. Lucie. For information,
call (772) 337-5632.
Narcotics Anonymous
of the Treasure Coast: For a
list of meeting times and
places, call (772) 343-8373.
NARFE Chapter 1589:
Monthly meetings held in
Port St. Lucie. For informa-
tion, call (772) 879-1566.
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Clubs
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Watch in Torino, Port St.
Lucie: For information, call
(772) 878-1968.
*New Best Friend Group:
Ages 50-70 meets every
second Wednesday. For
location of meeting, and to
make a reservation, call
(772) 398-2204 or (772) 201 -
7913.
NorthsideVeterans of
Foreign Wars Post No.
10554: For details, call (772)
834-3208.
Overeaters Anonymous
Port St. Lucie: Weekly
meetings are 6 p.m. at the
Family Health Center, 1700
Hillmoor Drive, in Port St.
Lucie. For information, call
(772) 701-7827.
Paralegal Association of
Florida: Reservations
should be made in advance.
For information, call (772)
231-3500.
Parkinson's Disease
Support Group: The
support group of Brighton
Gardens by the Marriott
gather at 5 p.m. the first and
third Thursdays of each
month. For information,
call (561) 335-9990.
Phoenix Toastmasters
Club: The club meets at 7
p.m. Tuesday in the confer-
ence room of the Port St
Lucie Police Department,
121 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Guests welcome. For
information, call (772) 336-
8336 or (772) 336-2256.
Port St Lucie Anglers
Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on
the second Thursday of
every month at 997 S.W.
Macedo Blvd. All are invited
for free doughnuts, coffee
and plenty of information
about fishing. For informa-
tion, call Geny or Phil at
(772) 340-1861.
Port St. Lucie Bluegrass
Jam: The group meets twice
per month in the Fort
Pierce area. More musi-
cians are needed and
welcomed. For informa-
tion, call (772) 595-5100.
Port St. Lucie Commu-
nity Concert Band: Weekly
rehearsals from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at Treasure
Coast High School, 1000
S.W. Darwin Blvd., in Port
St. Lucie. For information,
call (772) 871-2863.
Port St. Lucie Ham
Radio Club: The club offers
official ham radio exams at
9 a.m. on the fourth
Saturday of each month at
the Port St. Lucie Police
Department, 121 S.W. Port
St. Lucie Blvd. Walk-ins are
fine for the exams; reserva-
tions or information are
available by calling (772)
340-4319. General club
meetings are held at 7:30
p.m. on the fourth Wednes-
day of each month at St.
Andrew Lutheran Church,
295 N.W. PrimaVista Blvd.,
in Port St. Lucie. For details,
call (772) 344-1641.
*Port St. Lucie Historical
Society: Meetings are held
the last Tuesday of the
month at the Port St. Lucie
Community Center, 2195
Airoso Blvd. Meetings
include the "then and now"
of the evolving historical
facts of Port St. Lucie. For
more information, call (772)
879-1205.
Port St. Lucie Newcom-
ers Club: Monthly meetings
are held at Harbor Place,

3700 S.E. Jennings Road.
For information, call (772)
871-0620 or (772) 344-9790.
Port St. Lucie Orchid
Society meetings are held
the first Tuesday of every
month at 1 p.m. at the Port
St. Lucie Community
Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso
Blvd. For information, call
(772) 398-6032 or visit the
Web site at www.pslos.org.
Port St., Lucie Pioneers
Historical Society: The
society encourages preser-
vation of historical materi-
als relative to the history of
Port St. Lucie. For informa-
tion, call (772) 878-4712.
Port St., Lucie Power
Squadron: For information,
call (772) 398-9148 or visit
www.portstlucieps.com.
Port St., Lucie Republi-
cans Club: Meetings begin
at 6:30 p.m. on the first
Thursday of each month at
the Holiday Inn on U.S. 1.
For information, call (772)
337-2567.
Prayer Quilt Ministry:
At 6 p.m. on the first and
third Thursdays of each
month. The ladies quilting
group at Grace Emmanuel
Church, 1470 Huffman
Road, in Port St. Lucie get
together to make prayer
quilts for local people in
spiritual, emotional or
physical crisis. Newcomers
are welcome. For informa-
tion, call (772) 337-2644.
Quilting Bee: A quilting
bee is available at 9 a.m.
Wednesday at First
Presbyterian Church of Port
St. Lucie, 2240 S.E. Walton
Road. For information, call
(772) 335-8900.
Restless Leg Syndrome
Support Group: For infor-
mation, call (772) 546-0750.
Second Indian Head
Division Association: A
nationwide search is being
conducted for any man or
woman who ever served in
the Second Infantry
Division and does not know
of the existence of this
association. For informa-
tion, call (772) 220-0360.
Singletarian Society of
Martin & St. Lucie counties:
Active single, divorced or
widowed folks ages 57-70
are invited once a month
for a buffet lunch and news
of upcoming events. For
information, call (772) 692-
1508 or (772) 223-8068.
Society for Creative
Anachronisms: the club
aims to recreate the middle
Ages. The local shire meets
(wearing modern clothing)
from 7:15-8:30 p.m. on the
first and third Wednesdays
of each month at the
Morningside Branch
Library, 2410 Morningside
Blvd., in Port St. Lucie. For
information, call (772) 337-
5632.
Southeast Florida
Archaeological Society: For
information, visit
www.sefas.org.
Spanish Conversation
Club meets from 10 a.m. to
noon on Saturdays at the
Port St. Lucie Police Depart-
ment, 121 S.W. Port St.
Lucie Blvd. For information,
call (772)692-1616, (772)
337-5139 or visit the
Hispanics In Action Web site
atwww.hispanicsinac-
ticn.arg.
St. Lucie Audubon
Society: Meetings are held
at the Oxbow Eco-Center,
5400 N.E. St. James Drive, in

Port St. Lucie on the first
Thursday of each month,
October through May.
Meetings run from 7-9 p.m.
For details, call (772) 785-
5833.
St. Lucie County
Republicans: The group
will hold a Republican Party
forum each week at the
headquarters, located in
the Lexington Shoppes,
6835 South U.S. 1, in Port
St. Lucie. The forum is from
9:30-11:30 a.m. on Satur-
days. For information, call
(772) 465-9463.
St. Lucie Model Boat.
Club: The club meets every
Tuesday at about 9 a.m. at
the lake, 1800 Midport
Road, just south of Lyngate
Park in Port St. Lucie. The
weekly races start at about
10 a.m. For information,
call (772) 879-0157.
St. Lucie Regional
Herpetological Society:
meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on
the third Wednesday of
each month at the Oxbow
Eco-Center, 5400 St.
James Drive, in Port St.
Lucie. No admission fee.
For information, call
(772) 785-5833.
St. Lucie/Martin
County Council of Beta
Sigma Phi: Meets on the
second Monday of the
month at the Morning-
side Branch Library in
Port St. Lucie. There are
10 active chapters in St.
Lucie and Martin coun-
ties. For information, call
(772) 462-1615.
Sunshine Strollers
Square and Round
Dance Club: The club
offers dance programs
every day of the week in
St. Lucie and Indian River
counties. For details or
directions,.call (772) 873-
1642.
Take Off Pounds
Sensibly: Club meets
every Friday from 9 to 10
a.m. at 2501 S.W.
Bayshore Blvd., in Port St.
Lucie. For information,
call (772) 879-9753.,
The Florida Native
Plant Society: monthly
meetings at the Oxbow
Eco-Center, 5400 N.E. St.
James Drive, in Port St.
Lucie. For information,
call (772) 785-5833 or
visit
www.stlucieco.gov/erd/o
xbow.
The Photography
Club: monthly meetings
at the Oxbow Center,
.5400 N.E. St. James Drive,
in Port St. Lucie. For
information, call (772)
785-5833 or visit
www.stlucieco.gov/erd/ o
xbow.
The Treasure Coast
Woodturner's Club: All
interested people are
invited. For information,
call (772) 332-8085 or
(772) 473-6114.
Thimble Buddies
Quilt Guild of the Trea-
sure Coast: The group
meets on the fourth
Tuesday of every month
at 5:30 p.m. at the Coun-
cil on Aging headquarters
on Bayshore Blvd. For
details, call (772) 336-
1749.
Transplant Support
Group starting: This is a
support group for trans-
plant recipients of all
sorts in Port St. Lucie and
Fort Pierce. For details,
call (772) 621-8796.
Treasure Coast
Camera Club: Free
meetings are 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. the first Wednesday,
of each month, at the
Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400
N.E. St. James Drive, in
Port St. Lucie. For details,

call (772) 785-5833.
Treasure Coast Coin
Club: holds a monthly
meeting the second
Wednesday of each
month at 7 p.m. in
Building B, Room 120, at
Indian River Community
College on Virginia
Avenue in Fort Pierce. For
information, call (772)
794-3200.
Treasure Coast
Community Singers: For
details, call (772) 692-
1616.
Treasure Coast
Crafters: For information
about the next craft show,
call (772) 464-1082.
The Treasure Coast
56ers: For information,
call (772) 343-9442.
Treasure Coast
German-American Club:
For information, call
(772) 343-0573.
Treasure Coast
German Shepherd Club:
The only American
Kennel Club and German
Shepherd Specialty Club
of the Treasure Coast
meets the last Monday of
every month at the Palm
City community Center.
For more information,
call (772) 286-3801.
Treasure Coast
Genealogical Society:
Meetings are held on the
second and fourth
Thursday of the month
at the Fort Pierce Branch
Library at 101 Melody
Lane. The sessions run
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For
information, call (772)
465-1464.
*Orchid Society:
Monthly meetings will be
held at the Port St, Lucie
Community Center, 2195
Ai.roso Blvd. Meetings
start at 1 p.m.
Treasure Coast Muz-
zleloaders: Meets on the
second Wednesday of
every month at 7 p.m.
Black powder group
meets at the Vince Bocci-
no Center at Francis
Langford Park in Jensen
Beach (by the arch). This
is a nonprofit group of
historians, collectors and
shooters. For more infor-
mation, call (772) 219-
0708.
Treasure Coast Rare
Fruit Club: Anyone
interested in growing
tropical or subtropical
fruit is welcome. Door

prizes and a tasting table
will be offered. For
information, e-mail
bobbispencer@bell -
south.net.
Treasure Coast
Writer's Guild: meetings
begin at 3 p.m. on the
fourth Friday of each
month at the Fort Pierce
Branch Library, 101
Melody Lane. For infor-
mation, call (772) 462-
2787.
Tri-County Computer
Users Group: General
meeting is held the first
Monday of the month at
6:30 p.m. at the First
Congregational Church,
2401 S.E. Sidonia St., in
Port St. Lucie. For details,
call (772) 335-3127 or
visit the Web site
www.tccug06.org.
Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 12013: Meets

at 7 p.m. on the third
Thursday of the month at
the Disabled American
Veterans Chapter 113 Hall,
1150 S.W. California Blvd.,
in Port St. Lucie.
Vogue Voices Toast-
masters Club 8437:
Meetings are held from
6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday
evenings at the All-
Florida Realty Training
Center, 9156 South U.S.
1, in Port St. Lucie. For
details, call (772) 834-
5648.
Young Democrats of St.
Lucie County: The public is
invited to meetings at 7
p.m. the first Thursday of
each month held in Demo-
cratic headquarters in the
Lexington Shoppes Plaza.
For information, call (772)
878-9503.

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Port St. Lucie National's
Anthony Napolitano races
around third base to score
on Spencer Rich's RBI
triple during a five-run fifth
inning against Martin
County North Monday,
July 16 at Sportsman's
Park. PSL National won the
District 17 All-Star title and
will begin regional play
Saturday, July 21.

Mitch Kloorfain
chief photographer

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TO THE TREASURE COAST!
Isn't it time someone said enough is
enough to sky high fuel prices?
Cooke's Environmental Services will soon
unveil VIESELT" the fuel that will turn
our community green with savings.

BY MATT DEWHURST
Sports writer
Port St. Lucie National
knew they were in for a
fight July 16 against Martin
County North.
MCN had beaten PSL
National, 12-8, just two
days prior to force a win-
or-go-home champi-
onship game for the Flori-
da Little League District 17
title, and entered the Mon-
day night contest ready to
ride their momentum to a
victory.
But Marcus Sierra and
Tyler Boltersdorf had other
plans.
The PSL National team-
mates hit back-to-back
home runs in the bottom
of the fifth inning to break
a 3-3 tie and give their
team the lead for good. It
was the beginning of a
five-run inning, and when
the dust had settled, Port
St. Lucie had an 8-3 lead.
The score would remain
that way as Sierra and Kyle
Morris combined for a 1-2-
3 sixth to end the game.
"We knew we couldn't
take (Martin County
North) for granted .if we

were going to win," said
PSL National head coach
Brian Spencer. "(Districts)
is the toughest tourna-
ment to win because
you're all rivals. To hold
this trophy tonight is a tes-
tament to every coach in
the league."
Sierra was consistent all
night on the mound,
allowing four hits and two
earned runs while striking
out eight over five and
two- third innings.
But his biggest strike
came in the fifth when he
stepped to the plate with a
runner on first and one
out.
"I was just thinking
about how I just missed a
home run the last two
times up," Sierra said. "I
knew I could hit one if he
gave me a pitch."
While Sierra was looking
to hit the long ball, Bolters-
dorf never expected to hit
his home run.
His coaches had been
telling the third baseman
all season that he had the
size to be a power hitter,
but until the champi-
onship game, it was only a
dream. His solo shot to left

was his first home run -
ever.
"It was crazy. I got to do
that more often," Bolters-
dorf said. "We were pretty
mad (after Saturday's
game). There was no way
they were going to beat us
tonight."
Martin County North
rallied from deficits of 3-0
and 6-4 against Port St..
Lucie on July 14 with back-
to-back homers from J.J
Sanguily and Robert
Markut to force the cham-
pionship game on Mon-
day.
Despite a strong pitch-
ing performance from
Mark Savarese and RBIs
from Brian Dolan and
Chad Rowley in the cham-
pionship game, it was
clear Martin County's luck
had run out.
"They worked hard and
won four straight games.
We had to win five to win
(the District)," said Mar-
tin County North head
coach Rob Markut. "I'm
proud of them. They just
kept their head up and
did a great job this last
month."

Sports Briefs

Sheriffs Explorer
Fishing tournament

The St. Lucie County
Sheriff's Office Sheriff's
Explorers are sponsoring
its 15th Annual Fishing

tournament Aug. 31 and
Sept. 1.
"This is a chance for
people to enjoy a day on
the water competing for
$80,000 in cash and prizes
and to benefit the excel-,
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Explorer Post 400," Sheriff
Kenneth J. Mascara said.
The fishing tournament
at the Fort Pierce City
Marina is one of a series of
year-round fund-raisers to
underwrite the Explorer
post sponsored by the St.
Lucie County Sheriff's
Office. Proceeds from the
fund-raisers make it
possible for Explorers to
travel to a variety of events
throughout the state.
Cost for offshore byAug.
1 is $150, after Aug. 15 -
$175, optional jackpot is
$100. Inshore byAug. 15 is
$125, after Aug. 15 $150,
optional jackpot is $50.
The event is open to
fishermen and women of
all ages.
For information and
tournament rules, call:
772-871-5358. For infor-
mnation and tournament
rules, e-mail: sm.ithb@stlu-
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Treasure Coast 7-
Aside Soccer tourney
Come be a part of the
Diving Header Soccer Gulf
Coast & Treasure Coast 7-
Aside Soccer Tournaments
in Stuart Aug. 11 and 12.
Divisions offered will be
Men's Open, Men's Over
30, Women's Open, Co-Ed
and U-19.
Team rosters include a
minimum of seven and a
maximum of 13 players.
Teams play seven-on-
seven, including the
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer
Treasure Coast Galleon Pete Marino keeps Josimir Osario
of the Port St. Lucie Hurricanes from the ball during a
game played Friday, July 13 at Lawnwood Stadium.

BY MATT DEWHURST
Sports writer
Even a hurricane can't
shake the Galleons ship.
Port St. Lucie had their
chances against Treasure
Coast July 13, but were
unable take advantage of
multiple scoring opportu-
nities, losing, 4-1, to their
crosstown rivals at Lawn-
wood Stadium.
Jamie Maxon scored
twice in the first half, and
Anthony Sierra added two
of his own to start the sec-
ond, helping Treasure
Coast secure its second
straight win in Florida Elite
Soccer League Competi-
tion.
.But the story of the night
was not the blowout the
score indicates, but rather
the surprisingly good play
of Port St. Lucie. Despite
only scoring one goal, the
Hurricanes clearly rattled
Treasure Coast from start
to finish.
After losing their first
four games by a combined.
score of 21-3 (including a
4-0 loss to Treasure Coast

June 2), the Hurricanes
could have easily packed
up their gear and called it a
season. The clear No. 2
soccer team in St. Lucie
County when it comes to
attendance, media cover-
age and wins, Port St. Lucie
has quickly turned things
around in the last two
weeks. Using the "us vs. the
world" mentality, Port St.
Lucie scorched Okee-
chobee 10-1 for their first
win of the season July 6.
They used that momen-
tum against the Galleons
by coming strong out of
the gate offensively, trying
to set a tempo early.
"We've been preparing
for this game here and, to
be honest, we thought it
was going to be a lot
worse," said Hurricanes
captain Fabrizio Scaccia.
"So to come out 4-1, I take
my hat off to everyone on
our team. We played our
hearts out."
Scaccia, who had four
goals and two assists a
week earlier against Okee-
chobee, netted Port St.
Lucie's only goal of the

night. Scaccia's goal came
on his third penalty kick of
the match. His first two
attempts missed the net by
a matter of inches.
"I think the Galleons
realized that we played
better than them tonight,"
said Hurricanes coach Jack
Digiorgio. "I have no ques-
tion in my mind that we
played much better than
them, and they know that
they came out with a lucky
win, simple as that."
But while one team was
celebrating a valiant effort,
the other acted embar-
rassed by their perform-

ance against a rival on
home turf.
"(My players) didn't
take it as seriously as they
should. They took the
game too easy. They made
the other team good.
That's what happened
actually," said Treasure
Coast. coach Gerry Schia-
vo. "We Jet them go. We
made them look better."
Port St. Lucie and Trea-
sure Coast willnot play
each other again in the
regular season. The two
could meet when the
playoffs begin in August.

Lakewood Park passes first big test

BY MATT DEWHURST
Sports writer

The Treasure Coast was
host to the United States
Specialty Sports Associa-
tion fast-pitch softball
state tournaments this
month, welcoming over 50
youth softball teams from
around the state.
The state "B" tourna-
ment was held in St. Lucie
and Martin counties on
July 6-8, while the state, "A"
tournament was held this
past weekend on July 13-15
in Fort Pierce and Indian
River counties.
"The main thing when
we come to an area, and I
deal with a lot of them, is
we look at the impact it will
have," said Dan Simpson,
USSSA region two director.
"It's not easy to put on a
tournament."
Teamed up with the
Treasure Coast Sports
Commission, the USSSA
was able to bring the tour-
nament to the area this
year, and looks to be back
in 2008.
Over 50 teams from
Sarasota, Tampa,' Ocala,
and Jacksonville ranging in

ages from 8 to 18, flocked
to the Treasure Coast with
hopes of moving on to
national tournaments later
this month.
The Treasure Coast was
viewed as an optimal loca-
tion for the USSSA to hold
its state tournament
because of its central loca-
tion. Being a three-hour or
less drive from Jack-
sonville, Miami, Tampa
and Orlando was a major
factor for USSSA directors
when choosing a tourna-
ment site.
"It's the new central
Florida," said tournament
director Gordon Patterson.
"It's just about equal dis-
tance from everywhere in
state beside Tallahassee."
Lakewood Park Sports
Complex in Fort Pierce,
which opened just last
month, was the main site
for the state "A" tourna-
ment.
Both Patterson and
Simpson were impressed
by the attention to detail
that the St. Lucie County
Parks and Recreation
Department gave to the
fields throughout the tour-
nament, citing numerous

instances where up to nine
members of the grounds
crew worked to get a field
back to playing condition
after a rain delay.
"They are very commit-
ted to having the tourna-
ment go on," Simpson
said.
While they were, not

totally enthusiastic with
the fields grass infields
(softball is usually played
with dirt infields) that
remained their only knock
on the tournament loca-
tion. Both agreed the Trea-
sure Coast would be great
place for the tournaments
in 2008.

Briefs
From page B12
goalkeeper. Games consist
of two, 25-minute halves
of play (running clock),
with a 5-minute halftime.
Cost for the tournament
is $175 per team. Early
registration will help
guarantee your spot.
Spaces cannot be guaran-
teed unless we receive a.
completed application
and the appropriate fee.

Port St. Lucie Base-
ball holding tryouts

The Port St. Lucie Mets
travel baseball team is
holding tryouts for the
upcoming fall season.
Tryouts will be held at
Lawnwood Sports com-
plex onAug. 4-5 from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. for the 11
and under team and the
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Summertime is bargain time for lucky Florida golfers

Lately, golfers here on
Florida's Treasure
Coast have been
opening their newspapers
to some great news.
If you've looked for and
found advertisements for
golf courses, you've surely
seen the same thing that I
have. We are currently
enjoying a buyer's market.
I flipped open last week's
edition of Hometown
News to catch up on the
local sports, and right

there, staring at me, was
golf for practically noth-
ing.
I know that summertime
golf in Florida is usually
inexpensive, but this
borders on the ridiculous.
Courses are embattled in
a price war trying to get
you to swing your clubs on
their fairways.
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for $25. Another course
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before dark, for the same
price as 18 holes in the
morning.
For courses, it comes
down to marketing and
specials to fill their tee
sheets this time of year.
Some are a little better at
it than others.
One such course is Palm
Cove Golf Club in Palm
City. Course owner Doug
Moseley has come up with
an interesting way to
attract business and get

word out about his course.
Palm Cove is known by
many golfers for eating
their lunch. Now Moseley
wants to give you lunch
with your golf.
"If golfers would like to
come and challenge the
Cove and bring their
business to my course, I'll
be happy to buy them
lunch," said Moseley.
Moseley has distributed
coupons around the area
to local shops. Pick up a

demand from golfers to fill
them all.
A majority of golfers
have returned to their
Northern homes or won't
venture out in the heat.
Those who wish to play
simply lack the numbers
to fill the tee sheets. Every
course wants as many of
those remaining golfers to
spend their golfing days
with them.
In fact, most courses
spend the summer just
trying to keep their heads
above water.
A golf course has a fairly
set expense sheet. Barring
unforeseen expenses, it
costs roughly the same
amount to keep the course
open whether they have 20
players a day or 200.
Obviously, if you have
200, you can charge less,
make a smaller profit off
each golfer, but have so
many that you still turn a
profit.
Those of us who live
here year-round are
fortunate.
We get to enjoy golf at its
least expensive and when
one course starts to
struggle and lowers its
rates, usually everyone,
follows.
'Come winter, there will
be so many of us that we'll
be in need of them.
The same economic rule
that helps us now will hurt
us then. So don't be too
mad once the rates start to
climb again.
Without the winter
demand, we'd have few
golf courses to choose
from over the summer and
fewer summer specials.
You can't have your cake
and eat it too, unless it
comes with cart, greens
fees and a beer for around
$25.

James Stammer has been
an avid golfer and golf
enthusiast for 30 years.,He
hosts the Tuesday Night
Golf Show on WPSL 1590-
AM radio station. Contact
him at
jstammer@yahoo.com.

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coupon and drop by the
course to enjoy a round of
golf and lunch for $20.
Even better is that the
improvements made by
Moseley and his staff-
since he purchased the
course a few years ago -
have made for a kindler,
gentler Palm Cove.
By letting the rough
grow up a little, and using
plant beds, he has been
able to stop many errant
shots from reaching the
water hazards and trees at
the course. Now you even
save money on golf balls.,
Owners and general
managers have figured out
that the best way to catch
any golfer's eye is to throw
a low price in front of him
or her.
If you've been spending
weekends mowing the
yard between raindrops,
watching cars race around
in circles or doing the
laundry, now is your
chance to grab some 'golf
while the grabbing is good.
You are familiar with the
term "prices subject to
change?"
Rest assured, this buyer's
bonanza will not last
forever.
To understand why rates
are so low; let's go back to
your 12th-grade econom-
ics 101 class. The first rule
of economics is "supply
and demand."
During the summer,
most courses have a huge
supply of tee times avail-
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Briefs
From page B13
12 and under team. The 16
and under team will be
having tryouts later that
day at 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for
the 16 and under team.
Port St. Lucie Mets travel
baseball requires a signifi-
cant commitment on both
the player and their family.
Players are expected to be
at all games and practices.
For athletes playing multi-
ple sports during the
season, baseball must take
priority.
Participants are required
to complete a tryout
application on the web at
www.pslbaseball.com or
call (772) 201-7246.

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Auditions for Legacy
Dance Team for the 2007-
2008 season will be held
July 21 at Kaizen Karate in
Lakeside Center in Port St.
Lucie. The audition will be

held from 1:30 p.m. 6
p.m.
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Dance experience is a
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Dancers will be taught a
Legacy dance combina-
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Parents will need to sign
a permission form for
dancers to be able to
audition. Parents can
come on the audition day
or contact director Dawn
Nabors at 561-965-2119
or 561-329-6289 to
receive one in the mail.
Dancers who make the
team will have to attend a
week of mandatory team
camp on July 30 thru Aug.
3 where dancers will
learn their first routine
and bond as a team.

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Sale Date: 8/2/2007
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Terms of Sale are
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will be excepted. sell-
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Final.. No refunds will
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Pub Date: 7/13/07

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